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> [I don't think that we necessarily lie. I mean, we make our living by pretending that we're someone else. I don't tell tall tales. I always tell the truth.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/albert-finney/i-don-t-think-that-we-necessarily-lie-i-mean-we-make-our-living-by/)

[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/)

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

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