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title: "1 Austere Quotes By Tim Curry"
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> [Well, you know... I grew up in postwar Britain, when you were lucky to get anything to eat. People in America have absolutely no conception of how austere England was after the war. While you were all sort of eating…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/well-you-know-i-grew-up-in-postwar-britain-when-you-were-lucky-to-get/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ce9/tim-curry-16860_absolutely_well-you-know-i-grew-up-in-postwar-brita_525981.jpg)

## More by Tim Curry

> [I remember candy rationing until I was, like, 7.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/i-remember-candy-rationing-until-i-was-like-7/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

> [But we live in a modern world, you know, and, and also it does seem to me that if you - that whatever talents…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/but-we-live-in-a-modern-world-you-know-and-and-also-it-does-seem-to/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

> [I like risky parts - abrasive characters the audience won't necessarily like.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/i-like-risky-parts-abrasive-characters-the-audience-won-t-necessarily/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

> [When I did 'Amadeus,' I hadn't done a play for five years. And I was so happy doing it and felt so foolish that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/when-i-did-amadeus-i-hadn-t-done-a-play-for-five-years-and-i-was-so/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

> [Musicals are famous for being in a constant state of flux.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/musicals-are-famous-for-being-in-a-constant-state-of-flux/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

> [I find there is something very intimate about being the voice in someone's ear when they're driving.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/i-find-there-is-something-very-intimate-about-being-the-voice-in/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

> [Mozart was very much an arrested adolescent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/mozart-was-very-much-an-arrested-adolescent/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

> [I've worked in a few sort of 'institutional' theaters - the Royal Shakespeare, the National Theater in England - and they're hopelessly top-heavy with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/i-ve-worked-in-a-few-sort-of-institutional-theaters-the-royal/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

> [One of the best things that ever happened to me was Rocky Horror being a total flop in New York as a play. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/one-of-the-best-things-that-ever-happened-to-me-was-rocky-horror/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

> [Contrary to popular belief, I don't just play dreadful old villains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/contrary-to-popular-belief-i-don-t-just-play-dreadful-old-villains/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

> [I think artists are driven by the engine of their own talent, but it's a question of what use they put it to.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/i-think-artists-are-driven-by-the-engine-of-their-own-talent-but-it-s/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

> [My career has evolved at its own peculiar pace. American careers are supposed to have a much more singular direction than I've been able…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/my-career-has-evolved-at-its-own-peculiar-pace-american-careers-are/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

> [The people on the business side in the music business are kind of different from the theatre business. I think it's partly because there…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/the-people-on-the-business-side-in-the-music-business-are-kind-of/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

> [I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/i-want-to-establish-a-wide-range-and-play-all-kinds-of-parts-it-s/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

> [Well, you know... I grew up in postwar Britain, when you were lucky to get anything to eat. People in America have absolutely no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/tim-curry/well-you-know-i-grew-up-in-postwar-britain-when-you-were-lucky-to-get/)

[Tim Curry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/tim-curry/)

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