Firsts Quotes by Rod Taylor

The fact that I'm going to be unsuccessful at times is pretty well-balanced by the fact that I'm going to be successful at others.

— Rod Taylor

I suddenly realized how much I loved her when we attended Alfred Hitchcock's 75th birthday party last August. There was something magical about that…

— Rod Taylor

When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was…

— Rod Taylor

To a large degree, those early lean days were self-imposed.

— Rod Taylor

Acting is something I love.

— Rod Taylor

I was one of the first of the uglies. Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter... were very pretty fellows, and that was the trend. I…

— Rod Taylor

I married at a tender age during my early stage and radio struggles.

— Rod Taylor

To put what you see on paper is the same as funneling what you feel through yourself as a performer.

— Rod Taylor

The most important thing in my life is my work.

— Rod Taylor

I wouldn't dream of selling my work. I give them to friends, to charities.

— Rod Taylor

I'm not doing my work for constant success.

— Rod Taylor

But I did a lot of boxing and I was captain of an Australian surf club.

— Rod Taylor