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> [I had a kind of meandering little career, and then I was given a chance to play one of the bottom six in The Dirty Dozen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/i-had-a-kind-of-meandering-little-career-and-then-i-was-given-a/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

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## More by Donald Sutherland

> [You have a little bit of talent, a certain amount of good fortune and a lot of hard work in pursuit of whatever truth…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/you-have-a-little-bit-of-talent-a-certain-amount-of-good-fortune-and/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

> [I come from Nova Scotia, and I'd never seen a theater or been inside of a theater. When I was 17, my dad asked…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/i-come-from-nova-scotia-and-i-d-never-seen-a-theater-or-been-inside/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

> [Everything was my fault. I was so dumb. But if I hadn't made the mistakes I made, I wouldn't have met the wonderful woman…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/everything-was-my-fault-i-was-so-dumb-but-if-i-hadn-t-made-the/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

> [ I think we're \[me and my son\] different. He plans, organizes and intellectualizes more than I do. It wasn't until I worked with Federico… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/i-think-we-re-me-and-my-son-different-he-plans-organizes-and/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

> [One measurement is worth a thousand expert opinions.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/one-measurement-is-worth-a-thousand-expert-opinions/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

> [But no, I love acting, it's a wonderful job.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/but-no-i-love-acting-it-s-a-wonderful-job/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

> [When you look in the eyes of someone and that's what you look into, I knew him with my blood. It's not something you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/when-you-look-in-the-eyes-of-someone-and-that-s-what-you-look-into-i/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

> [I have no idea. I get involved because I think there's value in the project and because I love the character that is presented…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/i-have-no-idea-i-get-involved-because-i-think-there-s-value-in-the/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

> [I was obsessed with not knowing what happened after you were dead. And I sat or kneeled for a whole day with my head…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/i-was-obsessed-with-not-knowing-what-happened-after-you-were-dead-and/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

> [ It's a very serious endeavor for me \[to play in the same movie with my son\]. It's not for a lot of people. It… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/it-s-a-very-serious-endeavor-for-me-to-play-in-the-same-movie-with-my/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

> [I have been able to play a lot of guys and they have kept me working.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/i-have-been-able-to-play-a-lot-of-guys-and-they-have-kept-me-working/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

> [No, I'm not rich. I had a tax problem in this country, curiously enough, and my accountant said the British government was patently wrong…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/no-i-m-not-rich-i-had-a-tax-problem-in-this-country-curiously-enough/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

> [But even with no money you could still go to places like the Scotch Club and, you know, John Lennon might be sitting right…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/but-even-with-no-money-you-could-still-go-to-places-like-the-scotch/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

> [To them though, not to us, we were just a catalyst for their imagination.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/to-them-though-not-to-us-we-were-just-a-catalyst-for-their-imagination/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

> [I have never planned anything. I have been doing this job for over 50 years. I have been paid to work with some wonderful…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-sutherland/i-have-never-planned-anything-i-have-been-doing-this-job-for-over-50/)

[Donald Sutherland](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-sutherland/)

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