--- title: "4 Richard Beymer Quotes - Famous Actor (Impostor)" description: "George Richard Beymer Jr. is an American actor, filmmaker and visual artist. Browse 4 Richard Beymer quotes." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b180/author-richard-beymer-74179.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Richard Beymer](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b180/author-richard-beymer-74179.jpg) # Richard Beymer (1938) Actor United States **4** quotes in **35** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Richard Beymer is an actor from the United States, best known for *Impostor*. ## Quick Facts About Richard Beymer Born February 20, 1938 Nationality United States Profession Actor Notable works Impostor ## About Richard Beymer George Richard Beymer Jr. is an American actor, filmmaker and visual artist. After making his feature acting debut in Vittorio De Sica's Stazione Termini (1953), he rose to promience for playing the roles of Peter van Daan in The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and Tony in the 1961 film adaptation of West Side Story. ## Quotes by Richard Beymer > [Twin Peaks' was the best job I ever had as an actor.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-beymer/twin-peaks-was-the-best-job-i-ever-had-as-an-actor/) Richard Beymer [Actor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/actor/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/richard-beymer-74179_actor_twin-peaks-was-the-best-job-i-ever-had-a_906958.png) > [I was sort of caught up in my own web of illusion.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-beymer/i-was-sort-of-caught-up-in-my-own-web-of-illusion/) Richard Beymer [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/richard-beymer-74179_caught_i-was-sort-of-caught-up-in-my-own-web-of_1264833.png) > [When you work with David Lynch, you never know where he's going next and that's exciting. He's like a magician pulling out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-beymer/when-you-work-with-david-lynch-you-never-know-where-he-s-going-next/) Richard Beymer [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/80a/richard-beymer-74179_david-lynch_when-you-work-with-david-lynch-you-never_1619277.png) > [I was miserable in West Side Story. They really miscast me. I came from the Midwest; what they really needed was a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-beymer/i-was-miserable-in-west-side-story-they-really-miscast-me-i-came-from/) Richard Beymer [Character](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/character/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9e7/richard-beymer-74179_character_i-was-miserable-in-west-side-story-they_2108301.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-beymer/#itemlist", "name": "Richard Beymer Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Twin Peaks' was the best job I ever had as an actor.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Beymer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-beymer/twin-peaks-was-the-best-job-i-ever-had-as-an-actor/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/richard-beymer-74179_actor_twin-peaks-was-the-best-job-i-ever-had-a_906958.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/richard-beymer-74179_actor_twin-peaks-was-the-best-job-i-ever-had-a_906958.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d6a/richard-beymer-74179_actor_twin-peaks-was-the-best-job-i-ever-had-a_906958.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Twin Peaks' was the best job I ever had as an actor.” — Richard Beymer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was sort of caught up in my own web of illusion.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Richard Beymer" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-beymer/i-was-sort-of-caught-up-in-my-own-web-of-illusion/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/richard-beymer-74179_caught_i-was-sort-of-caught-up-in-my-own-web-of_1264833.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/richard-beymer-74179_caught_i-was-sort-of-caught-up-in-my-own-web-of_1264833.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/be3/richard-beymer-74179_caught_i-was-sort-of-caught-up-in-my-own-web-of_1264833.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was sort of caught up in my own web of illusion.” — Richard Beymer", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When you work with David Lynch, you never know where he's going next and that's exciting. 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