Peter O'Toole

“I am a professional actor, not a professional celebrity.”

“The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise.”

“I can't stand light. I hate weather. My idea of heaven is moving from one smoke-filled room to another.”

“For me, life has either been a wake or a wedding.”

“I'm not a bloody film star, I'm an actor.”

“I will not be a common man. I will stir the smooth sands of monotony.”

“When did I realize I was God? Well, I was praying and I suddenly realized I was talking to myself.”

“I have no intention of uttering my last words on the stage. Room service and a couple of depraved young women will do me quite nicely for an exit.”

“My talent is my currency.”

“I've done more for the lager industry than anyone you could name.”

“I have two doctors, my left leg and my right.”

“If you can't do something willingly and joyfully, then don't do it.”

“We were the first of the weirdies. The first of the troublemakers. We were the first to do it our own way.”

“The nicest thing about the rain is that it always stops. Eventually.”

“Acting is just a matter of keeping yourself interested, and the audience interested.”