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“I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture.” quote by Rod Taylor — Download Open image

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

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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 at others.

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

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

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Acting is something I love.

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

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

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

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The most important thing in my life is my work.

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

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I'm not doing my work for constant success.

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

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