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Rod Steiger Quotes
The Mark I played a psychiatrist. And in the 50s everybody went to a psychiatrist because if you didnt, youd have nothing to talk about at cocktail parties. - Rod Steiger Quotes
And Im supposed to grab her and kiss her and shes supposed to react. Well, what happened was, Julie was very nervous at that time, given this incredible part which she did beautifully. - Rod Steiger Quotes
And the reason I really appreciated this is because after the picture came out, I was invited by the American Psychiatric Association to give a lecture. I couldnt believe it! - Rod Steiger Quotes
Anyway, so what he did was, he spread sheets for 100 yards and underneath them hed put things so there were bumps and different levels and on top hed put little bushes and if you didnt look to close, it looked like snow! - Rod Steiger Quotes
For that matter, who knows if Jesus had an accent or not? You know, so... you just play it as you play any character, any other part. - Rod Steiger Quotes
He got up and there were both of us in our underwear and this kid goes through the whole thing again, all the closets, the bathroom, everything else and then he left. - Rod Steiger Quotes
He saved the production a tremendous amount. Now they did the scene where Omar is on the horse and hes in the deep snow, they went to Finland to do that. That scene they went to Finland for a week. I wasnt around then. - Rod Steiger Quotes
I didnt ever think of it as a social thing at the time. I took it as a good story. Maybe because Ive always been kind of progressive so I never thought of it, you know. - Rod Steiger Quotes
I found out was, by the rhythm of my chewing, how I chewed fast, slow or what have you, I could tell the audience what my character was thinking and feeling. - Rod Steiger Quotes
I had read the novel and I had heard David Lean was going to direct it - and it came as a surprise to me because American actors, if given the chance, can do style as well as anybody and speak as well as anybody. - Rod Steiger Quotes
I made a big mistake with him the first day I shot. Were shooting the scene where I come back from the party, the dance, in the sleigh with Julie Christie and we turn the corner and go past the camera and the camera follows us just a little bit and we disappear. - Rod Steiger Quotes
I said well, Ill kiss her twice, you see? Well come around, Ill kiss her, and if you put a little more track down for the camera, then Ill put my tongue down her throat and youll get what you want. He said You think so? - Rod Steiger Quotes
I suppose because an actors always scared to death that hes not going to do the part well that I didnt think of anything else. - Rod Steiger Quotes
I thought his head was going to fall off. - Rod Steiger Quotes
I was pleased when the picture was over I fit in all right and I spoke well enough as I said before, cause I was scared to death there for a minute. I mean, youre doing a scene with somebody like that or theyre watching you or something, youd better come up with something. - Rod Steiger Quotes
I was very pleased you know, and I was afraid that I might stick out, but I didnt. My happiest thing about that picture is that I proved that American actors can speak as well and also fit in with an ensemble like that. - Rod Steiger Quotes
Im not so sure that younger people today really appreciate the enormous bravery that went into the creation and production of that film, or how important a film at the time it really was. - Rod Steiger Quotes
Im old enough to remember the 60s and the civil rights movement and all the strong tension between the races that existed during that time. - Rod Steiger Quotes
If he didnt fall in love he would have never come back near the end of the film. Because, what man is going to dishonor himself so that he comes back in front of the man that took a woman away from him... and warns her to save her life? - Rod Steiger Quotes
If you see the picture when things get exciting, he chews faster. When he really gets shocked, everything stops, including the chewing. So I worked it in for me. - Rod Steiger Quotes
Is this a proposal? Im married now, you know. - Rod Steiger Quotes
Now that was one thing, but from an actors point of view, this poor young man, crying from the moment I opened the door to the moment he left. Now if an actor did that they would say hes over-acting. - Rod Steiger Quotes
Only after awhile. After it came out and people began to engage in discussions about the social reflections of the film that I realized it had an importance I hadnt thought of. - Rod Steiger Quotes
So I had my doctor and I went and I noticed he was overworked. Whether he was greedy or not, I dont know, but he was overworked. - Rod Steiger Quotes
So when I did The Mark, I had this analyst who needed a shave, his sleeves were rolled up, he was a chain smoker and a coffee drinker. - Rod Steiger Quotes
Sometimes its great, sometimes its bad. I think the film could have been a lot better. - Rod Steiger Quotes
Thats not a villain, thats a man whose a victim of being in love with the wrong one. - Rod Steiger Quotes
The most important thing is to be whatever you are without shame. - Rod Steiger Quotes
We came around the corner, I kissed her and after I kissed her she relaxed. And then I grabbed her and kissed her again and she was shocked! And that was what we wanted. - Rod Steiger Quotes
We come. We go. And in between we try to understand. - Rod Steiger Quotes
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