Eli Wallach
Eli Wallach
Eli Herschel Wallachwas an American film, television and stage actor whose career spanned more than six decades, beginning in the late 1940s. Trained in stage acting, which he enjoyed doing most, he became "one of the greatest 'character actors' ever to appear on stage and screen" states TCM, with over 90 film credits. On stage, he often co-starred with his wife, Anne Jackson, becoming one of the best-known acting couples in the American theater...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth7 December 1915
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
I still get more mail for that one episode of 'Batman' than just about anything else.
Yes, I won the Bafta. I thought the British were very intelligent.
The big secret in acting is listening to people
I've learned that life is very tricky business: Each person needs to find what they want to do in life and not be dissuaded when people question them.
I don't act to live. I live to act.
I've never lost my appetite for acting; it's innovative and challenging.
If you work for a living, why do you kill yourself working?
One thing changes every evening: It's the audience, and I'm working my magic. I'm always learning from it
Well, I was getting a lot of money then, and I wasn't getting any Hollywood films, so I just did those. I'd always do a play in between. Whenever I ran low on funds, I'd always rush off to do a movie somewhere
My wife says that stage acting is like being on a tightrope with no net, and being in the movies, there is a net - because you stop and go over it again. It's very technical and mechanical. On stage you're on your own
I love to tell stories and this is my way of getting them down on paper.
I always end up being the evil one, and I wouldn't hurt a fly.
The richest man is the one with the most powerful friends.
So I wanted to show what I did with the money. So I got red silk shirts, beautiful hats, wonderful saddles, a great horse, and two gold teeth. So that was the way I did it.