Alan Bates
Alan Bates
Sir Alan Arthur Bates, CBEwas an English actor who came to prominence in the 1960s, when he appeared in films ranging from the popular children's story Whistle Down the Wind to the "kitchen sink" drama A Kind of Loving. He is also known for his performance with Anthony Quinn in Zorba the Greek, as well as his roles in King of Hearts, Georgy Girl, Far From the Madding Crowd, and The Fixer, in which he received an Academy Award nomination...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth17 February 1934
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You can time a part perfectly and play it badly. And some people have very individual offbeat timing, which is their own. It works simply because they are who they are.
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I think that can happen, that two people can love each other and not be able to get on at all.
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You've got to have steel in you somewhere.
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You can't always go by the book, even in comedy.
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People ask, how do you cope, and all I can say is that you do.
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An emotional performance is usually more instinctive to an actor.
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I think actors are privileged. Acting feeds you.
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Occasionally I do things against my inner voice, but you really should go for the thing that touches you most-even if you don't quite know why it does.
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No film should try to follow a trend, and do what film people think the public wants. There's no such thing as knowing what the public wants.
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But, you know, as you get older, my God, the parts get more varied. There's a lot of fun to be had doing a lot of different things.