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> [It's true that old actors don't die, their parts get smaller. You're less likely to get the part, many parts, if you're playing people your age as opposed to people who are younger. There are fewer parts around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/it-s-true-that-old-actors-don-t-die-their-parts-get-smaller-you-re/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

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## More by Albert Finney

> [They have to exist or not in their own right. I mean, with kids, you don't say, 'Which is your favourite,' or 'Which did…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/they-have-to-exist-or-not-in-their-own-right-i-mean-with-kids-you-don/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

> [She is up there with the best of them. I can only talk about my experience, but it was genuinely special.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/she-is-up-there-with-the-best-of-them-i-can-only-talk-about-my/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

> [She goes on the set with headphones and gives you notes. She's terrific and I always run to her now, because she is just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/she-goes-on-the-set-with-headphones-and-gives-you-notes-she-s/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

> [I think that one of Tim's great qualities and abilities is in what seems like a thumbnail sketch to get something quite telling, very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/i-think-that-one-of-tim-s-great-qualities-and-abilities-is-in-what/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

> [I think that I'm busy in the present, and I don't want to go back. Well, there's been an unauthorized biography, and you can't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/i-think-that-i-m-busy-in-the-present-and-i-don-t-want-to-go-back-well/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

> [He tells you stories, but then, after a while, when you want more, he doesn't give you more. He insists on this old elaboration,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/he-tells-you-stories-but-then-after-a-while-when-you-want-more-he/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

> [It was great to do and it's exciting to do those things. That's another thing, that one enjoys the game.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/it-was-great-to-do-and-it-s-exciting-to-do-those-things-that-s/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

> [Maybe don't make it so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/maybe-don-t-make-it-so/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

> [You come on as a guest. You don't get the girl anymore. But that is our lives. You start off as the boyfriend, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/you-come-on-as-a-guest-you-don-t-get-the-girl-anymore-but-that-is-our/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

> [You just feel comfortable with him, and he certainly makes sure that you're comfortable. He makes sure that you feel good and that you're…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/you-just-feel-comfortable-with-him-and-he-certainly-makes-sure-that/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

> [I'm doing another Churchill. I did a Churchill for HBO and that was up to 1939 and there's talk of the war years. They…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/i-m-doing-another-churchill-i-did-a-churchill-for-hbo-and-that-was-up/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

> [When I read the script, I liked the script very much and I thought it was a marvelous part for her, because I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/when-i-read-the-script-i-liked-the-script-very-much-and-i-thought-it/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

> [My dad was great. He was very droll, very dry.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/my-dad-was-great-he-was-very-droll-very-dry/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

> [I was in London. It's a long way to go for a very long party, sitting there for six hours not having a cigarette…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/i-was-in-london-it-s-a-long-way-to-go-for-a-very-long-party-sitting/)

[Albert Finney](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/albert-finney/)

> [Within two weeks of working with her, I realized how good she was for the role because she was absolutely with it and she…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/within-two-weeks-of-working-with-her-i-realized-how-good-she-was-for/)

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