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Anthony Quinn

(1915–2001) Film Actor United States

34 quotes in 125 categories

Anthony Quinn was a film actor from the United States, best known for Disappeared.

Quick Facts About Anthony Quinn

Born: April 21, 1915
Died: June 3, 2001
Nationality: United States
Profession: Film Actor
Notable works: Disappeared
Spouse: Katherine DeMille

About Anthony Quinn

Manuel Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca, known as Anthony Quinn, was a Mexican and American actor. He was known for his portrayal of earthy, passionate characters "marked by a brutal and elemental virility" in over 100 film, television and stage roles between 1936 and 2001. He was a two-time Academy Award winner, and was also nominated for five Golden Globe Awards, two BAFTA Awards and a Tony Award.

Biography source: Wikipedia

Awards & Honors

Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award Donostia Award star on Hollywood Walk of Fame

Quotes by Anthony Quinn

In Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a bum.

Actor

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I have a son in Barcelona whom I am madly in love with.

Barcelona

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Oh, the Irish were building the railroads down through Mexico, through Chihuahua. They finished the railroads when they finished out in the…

Building

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Well, I called him and I said, Mr. Wright, what can I do? Universal offered me a contract $300 a week. He…

Money

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And I loved Frank Lloyd Wright. I think he was the greatest man I have ever met in my life.

Frank

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There's no sense that you're there forever. No parent is there forever.

Forever

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You've got everything except one thing: madness! A man needs a little madness, or else...

Depression

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I never satisfied that kid but I think he and I have made a deal now.

Deal

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On the stage, you have to find truth, even if you have to lose the audience.

Audience

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They say that age kills the fire inside of a man, that he hears Death coming, he opens the door and says,…

Age

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A big talent steals, a small talent borrows.

Bigs

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I never get the girl. I wind up with a country instead. They said all I was good for was playing Indians.

Country

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Bob Taylor and I playing brothers. And I was a Mexican bandit. And he was the sheriff of the town. And we…

Bob

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First of all, I only get 50 percent of it, because, I mean, the galleries get 50 and 60 percent. I mean,…

First

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I liked sculpting better than painting. You have more freedom in sculpting.

Freedom

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Thirteen, 13 children, and I love - I love them all. And I think I've been a good father to all of them.

Children

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Having talent is like having blue eyes. You don't admire a man for the colour of his eyes. I admire a man…

Admire

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I didn't intend to become an actor.

Theatre

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And I had known Peter O'Toole before in London. And I'd liked him very much. And the thought of being in a…

Known

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No parent is there forever. So I won't be here forever with these kids.

Children

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I mean, you know, actors lives - you're forgotten. Look at Barrymore, and look at all the great actors. They're forgotten after…

Forgotten

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I lost my father was I 10 years old, and I always looked for a father. I missed my father very much.

Father

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I mean, a Mexican boy couldn't be anything else but an Indian. And why did you take the name of Quinn, they…

Hey

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“We are what we love, Connie. The secret - the thing we hope for - is having that love returned.”

Love

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The painter leaves his mark. And I just put in two statues in Rhode Island that I'm working on. And I think…

Mark

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