Rod Taylor

The fact that I'm going to be unsuccessful at times is pretty well-balanced by the fact that I'm going to be successful…

— Rod Taylor

I suddenly realized how much I loved her when we attended Alfred Hitchcock's 75th birthday party last August. There was something magical…

— Rod Taylor

When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I…

— Rod Taylor

To a large degree, those early lean days were self-imposed.

— Rod Taylor

Acting is something I love.

— Rod Taylor

I was one of the first of the uglies. Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter... were very pretty fellows, and that was the…

— Rod Taylor

I married at a tender age during my early stage and radio struggles.

— Rod Taylor

To put what you see on paper is the same as funneling what you feel through yourself as a performer.

— Rod Taylor

The most important thing in my life is my work.

— Rod Taylor

I wouldn't dream of selling my work. I give them to friends, to charities.

— Rod Taylor

I'm not doing my work for constant success.

— Rod Taylor

But I did a lot of boxing and I was captain of an Australian surf club.

— Rod Taylor

I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture.

— Rod Taylor

The sweet smell of success is no perfume for a woman. Say it's old-fashioned, say it's corny, but, as far as I…

— Rod Taylor

Art doesn't feed me or fill the void when I am not working. If I haven't worked for six months, I can't…

— Rod Taylor

Dore Schary was then head of the studio and he wanted to change my name.

— Rod Taylor

So I went and did an audition and became the biggest radio actor in Sydney, and that's how it all started.

— Rod Taylor

Apart from being interested in a good role, I think it's necessary to make up your mind as to whether it will…

— Rod Taylor

I pray and try every day to be a better actor.

— Rod Taylor

I am proud to be an actor.

— Rod Taylor

Anyway, when I was a kid, I dutifully went to the Sydney Technical and Fine Arts College.

— Rod Taylor

I did well as an actor in Australia, and then Paramount invited me over... to have a look at me.

— Rod Taylor

I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one…

— Rod Taylor

I worked at Mark Foy's during the day and studied drama at night.

— Rod Taylor

When people think it's successful, I'm grateful. When they don't - OK, I'll try again.

— Rod Taylor