--- title: "2 Gene Barry Quotes - Famous Actor (Flaking the Rope)" description: "Gene Barry was an American stage, screen, and television actor and singer. Browse 2 Gene Barry quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b129/author-gene-barry-99328.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Gene Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b129/author-gene-barry-99328.jpg) # Gene Barry (1919–2009) Actor United States **2** quotes in **18** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Gene Barry was an actor from the United States, best known for *Flaking the Rope*. ## Quick Facts About Gene Barry Born June 14, 1919 Died December 9, 2009 Nationality United States Profession Actor Notable works Flaking the Rope ## About Gene Barry Gene Barry was an American stage, screen, and television actor and singer. Barry is best remembered for his leading roles in the films The Atomic City (1952) and The War of the Worlds (1953) and for his portrayal of the title characters in the TV series Bat Masterson and Burke's Law, among many roles. ## Awards & Honors Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Television Series star on Hollywood Walk of Fame ## Quotes by Gene Barry > [The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the role in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-barry/the-attitude-of-the-actor-is-his-interpretation-of-what-he-reads-and/) [Gene Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-barry/) [Actors](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actors/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/gene-barry-99328_actors_the-attitude-of-the-actor-is-his-interpr_22905.png) > [I just wanted to be a guy who could earn a living as an actor, and I did that for a long…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-barry/i-just-wanted-to-be-a-guy-who-could-earn-a-living-as-an-actor-and-i/) [Gene Barry](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-barry/) [Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ca/gene-barry-99328_actor_i-just-wanted-to-be-a-guy-who-could-earn_229780.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-barry/#itemlist", "name": "Gene Barry Quotes", "numberOfItems": 2, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the role in the actor's mind, and I guess in reading the things that were given to me, I reacted as you guys saw me, you know.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gene Barry" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-barry/the-attitude-of-the-actor-is-his-interpretation-of-what-he-reads-and/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/gene-barry-99328_actors_the-attitude-of-the-actor-is-his-interpr_22905.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/gene-barry-99328_actors_the-attitude-of-the-actor-is-his-interpr_22905.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/gene-barry-99328_actors_the-attitude-of-the-actor-is-his-interpr_22905.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“The attitude of the actor is his interpretation of what he reads, and the written word is what creates the…” — Gene Barry", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I just wanted to be a guy who could earn a living as an actor, and I did that for a long time.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Gene Barry" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gene-barry/i-just-wanted-to-be-a-guy-who-could-earn-a-living-as-an-actor-and-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ca/gene-barry-99328_actor_i-just-wanted-to-be-a-guy-who-could-earn_229780.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ca/gene-barry-99328_actor_i-just-wanted-to-be-a-guy-who-could-earn_229780.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0ca/gene-barry-99328_actor_i-just-wanted-to-be-a-guy-who-could-earn_229780.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I just wanted to be a guy who could earn a living as an actor, and I did that for a long time.” — Gene Barry", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-barry/#person", "name": "Gene Barry", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-barry/", "image": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b129/author-gene-barry-99328.jpg" }, { "@type": "ProfilePage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-barry/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-barry/", "name": "Gene Barry", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gene-barry/#person" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cd9/gene-barry-99328_actors_the-attitude-of-the-actor-is-his-interpr_22905.png" }, "description": "Gene Barry was an American stage, screen, and television actor and singer. 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