Peter O'Toole
Peter O'Toole
Peter Seamus O'Toole was a British-Irish stage and film actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company before making his film debut in 1959...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth2 August 1932
CountryIreland
years interesting sober
Being sober for so many years is getting interesting.
class criminals crime
I'm not working-class: I come from the criminal classes.
inspirational motivational mistake
It was a mistake and I made the mistake because I was conservative and played safe. And that way lies failure." "Must do it... constantly go to the well... constantly try, try, try. Dare. Dare, Dare. Who dares wins
opportunity soul wish
I wish to hazard my soul to opportunity.
jesus historical doubt
No one can take Jesus away from me.... There's no doubt there was a historical figure of tremendous importance, with enormous notions. Such as peace.
wedding
For me, life has either been a wake or a wedding.
elderly brad scoundrels
He's a scoundrel, young Brad Pitt, who led me, his elderly colleague, astray more than once.
acting disguise has-beens
Acting has been described as farting about in disguise.
bloody humans
I am human, all too bloody human.
bullets surrender ifs
If you do not surrender, I shall be forced to shoot you through the head with a rather large bullet.
ifs
If you can't do something willingly and joyfully, then don't do it,
religious atheist talking
When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized I was talking to myself.
emotional people support
My professional acting life, stage and screen, has brought me public support, emotional fulfillment and material comfort. It has brought me together with fine people, good companions with whom I've shared the inevitable lot of all actors: flops and hits.
book thinking years
It's very inconvenient because every time I finish, let's say, a chapter of a book, I think I'm going to ring Richard and then realize: Oh, Christ, I've buried him. I buried him last year.