--- title: "1 Act Pretending Quotes By Lee Marvin" description: "1 Act Pretending quotes by Lee Marvin. Plus more from Lee Marvin and more Act Pretending sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/lee-marvin-20297_army_it-was-the-marines-who-taught-me-how-to_468102.png" --- > [It was the Marines who taught me how to act. After that, pretending to be rough wasn't so hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/it-was-the-marines-who-taught-me-how-to-act-after-that-pretending-to/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3af/lee-marvin-20297_army_it-was-the-marines-who-taught-me-how-to_468102.png) ## More by Lee Marvin > [I know Chicago cops. They're tough. They have to be. The whole city would explode. It's like a bomb, Chicago.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/i-know-chicago-cops-they-re-tough-they-have-to-be-the-whole-city/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) > [As soon as people see my face on a movie screen, they knew two things: first, I'm not going to get the girl, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/as-soon-as-people-see-my-face-on-a-movie-screen-they-knew-two-things/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) > [It was the Marines who taught me how to act. After that, pretending to be rough wasn't so hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/it-was-the-marines-who-taught-me-how-to-act-after-that-pretending-to/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) > [A guy digging ditches or a plumber wiping joints - it solves problems, you know? You have to dig this hole so wide, so…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/a-guy-digging-ditches-or-a-plumber-wiping-joints-it-solves-problems/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) > [If I have any appeal at all, it's to the fellow who takes out the garbage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/if-i-have-any-appeal-at-all-it-s-to-the-fellow-who-takes-out-the/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) > [In school, I couldn't see any sense to reading, writing, and arithmetic. Sure, they kicked me out, but for trifles, like continual daydreaming and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/in-school-i-couldn-t-see-any-sense-to-reading-writing-and-arithmetic/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) > [One of the good things about getting older is you find you're more interesting than most of the people you meet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/one-of-the-good-things-about-getting-older-is-you-find-you-re-more/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) > [I know my career is going badly because I'm being quoted correctly.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/i-know-my-career-is-going-badly-because-i-m-being-quoted-correctly/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) > [After a sheltered life, I went the other way. I wanted to prove how tough I was.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/after-a-sheltered-life-i-went-the-other-way-i-wanted-to-prove-how/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) > [If your house burns down, rescue the dogs. At least they'll be faithful to you.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/if-your-house-burns-down-rescue-the-dogs-at-least-they-ll-be-faithful/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) > [The first day of 'Liberty,' I was hanging around waiting for Ford to come in. Everybody told me how tough he was and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/the-first-day-of-liberty-i-was-hanging-around-waiting-for-ford-to/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) > [I love Marlon Brando. Never seem him bad, just less good.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/i-love-marlon-brando-never-seem-him-bad-just-less-good/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) > [My father was the classic Puritan. Hold the emotions in check. Keep up appearances.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/my-father-was-the-classic-puritan-hold-the-emotions-in-check-keep-up/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) > [I only make movies to finance my fishing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/i-only-make-movies-to-finance-my-fishing/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) > [I didn't get my hair cut for two movies, and it got a little long. I'm going back to a... not a crew cut.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/lee-marvin/i-didn-t-get-my-hair-cut-for-two-movies-and-it-got-a-little-long-i-m/) [Lee Marvin](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/lee-marvin/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/act-pretending/lee-marvin/#itemlist", "name": "1 Act Pretending Quotes By Lee Marvin", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "It was the Marines who taught me how to act. 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