--- title: "1 Americans Play Quotes By George C. Scott" description: "1 Americans Play quotes by George C. Scott. Plus more from George C. Scott and more Americans Play sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/george-c-scott-32267_america_all-this-stuff-you-heard-about-america-n_1170449.png" --- > [All this stuff you heard about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung. Americans, traditionally, love to fight. All real Americans love the sting of battle. Americans play to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/all-this-stuff-you-heard-about-america-not-wanting-to-fight-wanting/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/095/george-c-scott-32267_america_all-this-stuff-you-heard-about-america-n_1170449.png) ## More by George C. Scott > [ We \[he and his wife Trish Van Devere\] don't talk politics. I'm an independent conservative; she's a radical Democrat. We never vote together. ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/we-he-and-his-wife-trish-van-devere-don-t-talk-politics-i-m-an/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) > [But when it became an international hoopla where careers lived and died on whether or not you did or didn't get an Oscar, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/but-when-it-became-an-international-hoopla-where-careers-lived-and/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) > [The (Academy Award) ceremonies are a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/the-academy-award-ceremonies-are-a-two-hour-meat-parade-a-public/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) > [There were times when I got frightened. Things weren't going right, so I just went out and got smashed. That's me. Something goes wrong,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/there-were-times-when-i-got-frightened-things-weren-t-going-right-so/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) > [Acting is characterization, the process of two entities merging-the actor and the role.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/acting-is-characterization-the-process-of-two-entities-merging-the/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) > [ I'm really a pussycat and this \[bad-boy\] image has been totally overblown for 30 years. Sure, I used to rumble a little but I… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/i-m-really-a-pussycat-and-this-bad-boy-image-has-been-totally/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) > [All this stuff you heard about America not wanting to fight, wanting to stay out of the war, is a lot of horse dung.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/all-this-stuff-you-heard-about-america-not-wanting-to-fight-wanting/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) > [If I were ever stranded on a desert island, there would be 3 things I’d need: food, shelter, and a grip.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/if-i-were-ever-stranded-on-a-desert-island-there-would-be-3-things-i/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) > [There is no question you get pumped up by the recognition. Then a self-loathing sets in when you realise you're enjoying it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/there-is-no-question-you-get-pumped-up-by-the-recognition-then-a-self/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) > [Truth is not always a pleasant thing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/truth-is-not-always-a-pleasant-thing/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) > [I became an actor to escape my own personality. Acting is the most therapeutic thing in the world. You see, through acting you come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/i-became-an-actor-to-escape-my-own-personality-acting-is-the-most/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) > [He had a winning smile, but everything else was a loser.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/he-had-a-winning-smile-but-everything-else-was-a-loser/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) > [I think you have to be schizoid three different ways to be an actor ... You have to be a human being. Then you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/i-think-you-have-to-be-schizoid-three-different-ways-to-be-an-actor/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) > [I think of myself as a fairly decent human being and it gives me great pain to be considered for all the mean S.O.B.s…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/i-think-of-myself-as-a-fairly-decent-human-being-and-it-gives-me/) [George C. Scott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-c-scott/) > [Acting on the stage is a luxury for me. I lose money. I make movies for financial reasons and this allows me the luxury…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-c-scott/acting-on-the-stage-is-a-luxury-for-me-i-lose-money-i-make-movies-for/) [George C. 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