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title: "24 Richard Burton Quotes by 20 authors"
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> [Richard Burton is one of my heroes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-shand/richard-burton-is-one-of-my-heroes/)

[Mark Shand](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-shand/)

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> [Mother was engaged briefly to Richard Burton years ago and did a tiny part with him in the film 'Jackpot.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/catherine-oxenberg/mother-was-engaged-briefly-to-richard-burton-years-ago-and-did-a-tiny/)

[Catherine Oxenberg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/catherine-oxenberg/)

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> [I used to watch people like Richard Burton and Mel Gibson and think, 'I could never do that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jerry-reed/i-used-to-watch-people-like-richard-burton-and-mel-gibson-and-think-i/)

[Jerry Reed](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jerry-reed/)

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> [Richard Burton is my number one idol. One, because we come from very similar backgrounds and two, because of his fantastic talent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aneurin-barnard/richard-burton-is-my-number-one-idol-one-because-we-come-from-very/)

[Aneurin Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aneurin-barnard/)

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> [“Since I was a little girl, I believed I was a child of destiny, and if that is true, Richard Burton was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-taylor/since-i-was-a-little-girl-i-believed-i-was-a-child-of-destiny-and-if/)

[Elizabeth Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-taylor/)

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> [Richard Burton had a tremendous passion for the English language, especially the spoken and written word](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-bough/richard-burton-had-a-tremendous-passion-for-the-english-language/)

[Frank Bough](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-bough/)

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> [Mine is an actor's voice, not a singer's voice, but the part was written for an actor (Richard Burton), not a singer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-irons/mine-is-an-actor-s-voice-not-a-singer-s-voice-but-the-part-was/)

[Jeremy Irons](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-irons/)

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> [Every actor tries to come to Broadway be it Richard Burton, Marlon Brando or Liz Taylor or Shirley McClain.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/asrani/every-actor-tries-to-come-to-broadway-be-it-richard-burton-marlon/)

[Asrani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/asrani/)

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> [I don't think the media circus has ever been a shock to my life seeing as I was with Richard Burton and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/francesca-annis/i-don-t-think-the-media-circus-has-ever-been-a-shock-to-my-life/)

[Francesca Annis](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/francesca-annis/)

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> [For me as a Welsh actor, Richard Burton is one of my biggest idols. And I've got so many: Peter O'Toole, Laurence…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aneurin-barnard/for-me-as-a-welsh-actor-richard-burton-is-one-of-my-biggest-idols-and/)

[Aneurin Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aneurin-barnard/)

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> [I met Peter O'Toole for the first time at Dad's memorial service because my Dad didn't hang around with people like that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jared-harris/i-met-peter-o-toole-for-the-first-time-at-dad-s-memorial-service/)

[Jared Harris](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jared-harris/)

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> [I had admired Richard Burton for years and years before I had ever worked with him. He was a great, great actor.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gale-gordon/i-had-admired-richard-burton-for-years-and-years-before-i-had-ever/)

[Gale Gordon](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gale-gordon/)

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> [It's a little bit silly to pit us all against each other as if we were running a race. Just think about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julianna-margulies/it-s-a-little-bit-silly-to-pit-us-all-against-each-other-as-if-we/)

[Julianna Margulies](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julianna-margulies/)

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> [My favourite actor in the world is Richard Burton. I just think he just had everything. I probably couldn't play him, because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/claes-bang/my-favourite-actor-in-the-world-is-richard-burton-i-just-think-he/)

[Claes Bang](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/claes-bang/)

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> [Richard Burton rang me up once and said, Do you know you're my only leading lady I've never slept with? I said,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-andrews/richard-burton-rang-me-up-once-and-said-do-you-know-you-re-my-only/)

[Julie Andrews](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-andrews/)

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> [I was born in the same town as Richard Burton, the actor, and I saw him, he used to come - he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/i-was-born-in-the-same-town-as-richard-burton-the-actor-and-i-saw-him/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

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> [Years ago I met Richard Burton in Port Talbot, my home town, and afterwards he passed in his car with his wife,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/years-ago-i-met-richard-burton-in-port-talbot-my-home-town-and/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

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> [“The actor Richard Burton once wrote an article for the New York Times about his experience playing the role of Winston Churchill…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-burton/the-actor-richard-burton-once-wrote-an-article-for-the-new-york-times/)

[Richard Burton](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-burton/)

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> [“I love not being me, not being Elizabeth Taylor, but being Richard Burton's wife.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-tayor/i-love-not-being-me-not-being-elizabeth-taylor-but-being-richard/)

[Elizabeth Tayor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-tayor/)

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> [Richard is a very sexy man. He's got that sort of jungle essence that one can sense." (on Richard Burton)](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elizabeth-taylor/richard-is-a-very-sexy-man-he-s-got-that-sort-of-jungle-essence-that/)

[Elizabeth Taylor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elizabeth-taylor/)

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> [Richard Burton came from the same town as me, so I thought I'd follow my nose, and follow my luck. I think…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anthony-hopkins/richard-burton-came-from-the-same-town-as-me-so-i-thought-i-d-follow/)

[Anthony Hopkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anthony-hopkins/)

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> [The person I've always wanted to interview but never met was Richard Burton.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/charlie-rose/the-person-i-ve-always-wanted-to-interview-but-never-met-was-richard/)

[Charlie Rose](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/charlie-rose/)

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> [I hung around with Jason Robards, Richard Harris, Robert Shaw, Richard Burton. I knew not to match them for drinks.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-landau/i-hung-around-with-jason-robards-richard-harris-robert-shaw-richard/)

[Martin Landau](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-landau/)

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> [“My biggest vice when I fall from the tightrope is to attack venomously the one I love the most. Richard Burton.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/rae-earl/my-biggest-vice-when-i-fall-from-the-tightrope-is-to-attack/)

[Rae Earl](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/rae-earl/)

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