Michael On
Michael On
done mouths injustice
If I see any injustice done, I have a big enough mouth and the position to open up about it.
hands laughing frustrated
I'm a frustrated stand-up comic. If you hand me a microphone and I get one laugh, then I'll go on for 20 minutes.
trying feels comfortable
I try to make everyone around me feel comfortable.
acting actors looks
You can see all sorts of things in film acting if you know where to look and what to look for. One thing I often notice is that the actor is looking for his mark, the place where he has to stand to be in the right place in the shot.
worry insane wipe
I don't worry about the last shot or the next shot. I concentrate. Every shot gets a clean slate. And when a shot is over, I wipe it out absolutely. Tell a joke or something. If you worry about how you looked, how well you did, you'll go insane.
boss gold actors
My closest friends are Roger Moore, who is an actor, Sean Connery, who is an actor, Terry O'Neill, who is a photographer, Johnny Gold, who was the boss of Tramp, and Leslie Bricusse, who is a composer.
stars age looks
A lot of movie stars are not great actors; they're just very good-looking. And when they start to age and they don't have the looks any more, then it's over.
daughter grandchildren wife
My wife, my daughters, even my grandchildren are funny. You've got to keep a sense of humor because anger destroys you.
retiring
You don't retire from the movies. The movies retire you.
film paid
You get paid the same for a bad film as you do for a good one.
stars play roles
To be a movie star, you have to carry a movie. And to carry a movie where you play the title role is the supreme example.
coal-miners actors photographer
I don't meet stockbrokers or carpenters or coal miners; I spend all day with actors, composers and photographers.
father stuff causes
My father was a fish market porter. So I grew up on fish, because he used to steal one a day, I grew up on the very best fish that money could buy, 'cause he only stole the good stuff.
awkward actors
I've been on movies where I literally couldn't hear what the other actor was saying. It's very awkward.