--- title: "1 Roles Actually Quotes By Christopher Plummer" description: "1 Roles Actually quotes by Christopher Plummer. Plus more from Christopher Plummer and more Roles Actually sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b00/christopher-plummer-12045_accolades_theater-roles-are-written-by-the-great-m_1244608.jpg" --- > [Theater roles are written by the great masters. The greatest literature that you can possibly know are the theater roles like King Lear, Hamlet, and all of those great roles. So all you do is you dive into these unchallenged…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/theater-roles-are-written-by-the-great-masters-the-greatest/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b00/christopher-plummer-12045_accolades_theater-roles-are-written-by-the-great-m_1244608.jpg) ## More by Christopher Plummer > [I just do what I want to do, and if it's a rather interesting script - which I found.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/i-just-do-what-i-want-to-do-and-if-it-s-a-rather-interesting-script/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) > [I'm used to big roles and lots of words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/i-m-used-to-big-roles-and-lots-of-words/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) > [I'm talking about when you're nearer the end of your life than the beginning. Now what do you think you think about then? The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/i-m-talking-about-when-you-re-nearer-the-end-of-your-life-than-the/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) > [I would rather not know about how one gets parts in movies these days.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/i-would-rather-not-know-about-how-one-gets-parts-in-movies-these-days/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) > [I just can't tell you what fun I've had being a member of the world's second oldest profession.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/i-just-can-t-tell-you-what-fun-i-ve-had-being-a-member-of-the-world-s/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) > [The first time my father saw me in the flesh was on the stage, which is a bit weird. We went out to dinner,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/the-first-time-my-father-saw-me-in-the-flesh-was-on-the-stage-which/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) > [Sometimes you have to look into a mirror and look at the worst you could have been if you're ever going to know the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/sometimes-you-have-to-look-into-a-mirror-and-look-at-the-worst-you/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) > [In Stratford you either turn into an alcoholic or you better write.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/in-stratford-you-either-turn-into-an-alcoholic-or-you-better-write/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) > [I've been very fortunateit's just been an amazing piece of luck. I haven't had to suffer for my art but I've suffered enough inside…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/i-ve-been-very-fortunateit-s-just-been-an-amazing-piece-of-luck-i/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) > [I was always a happy kid. I'd play the piano fairly well. I did all sorts of things fairly well. But who the hell…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/i-was-always-a-happy-kid-i-d-play-the-piano-fairly-well-i-did-all/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) > [I think a lot of directors over the years have cast me because they see something of another generation in me: you know, certain…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/i-think-a-lot-of-directors-over-the-years-have-cast-me-because-they/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) > [Here is Mike Wallace, who is visible to the public, and I have been watching him since the early '50s. Smoking up a storm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/here-is-mike-wallace-who-is-visible-to-the-public-and-i-have-been/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) > [In Montreal, when I grew up, I'd go to the Notre-Dame Basilica, a gorgeous cathedral in town. I'd listen to huge symphony orchestras, Pavarotti…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/in-montreal-when-i-grew-up-i-d-go-to-the-notre-dame-basilica-a/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) > [The devil is more interesting than God.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/the-devil-is-more-interesting-than-god/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) > [I don't want death to suddenly interrupt what I'm doing. I don't like the idea of death at all.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/christopher-plummer/i-don-t-want-death-to-suddenly-interrupt-what-i-m-doing-i-don-t-like/) [Christopher Plummer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/christopher-plummer/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/roles-actually/christopher-plummer/#itemlist", "name": "1 Roles Actually Quotes By Christopher Plummer", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Theater roles are written by the great masters. The greatest literature that you can possibly know are the theater roles like King Lear, Hamlet, and all of those great roles. So all you do is you dive into these unchallenged roles and see how far you can get, what kind of accolades you can get, and how good you can be in them. 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