Author: Richard Widmark

Quotes

I think a performer should do his work and then shut up.

I think a performer should do his work and then shut up.

- Richard Widmark

Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone.

Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone.

- Richard Widmark

I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk. But I had a great time.

I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk. But I had a great time.

- Richard Widmark

Anne Baxter was a very good actress, Donna Reid was great. You couldn't name an actress I wasn't crazy about.

Anne Baxter was a very good actress, Donna Reid was great. You couldn't name an actress I wasn't crazy about.

- Richard Widmark

Gary Cooper was a good friend. He was a great nature lover. He was like an American Indian, he knew every leaf that was turned over. It was an education to go for a walk with him.

Gary Cooper was a good friend. He was a great nature lover. He was like an American Indian, he knew every leaf that was turned over. It was an education to go for a walk with him.

- Richard Widmark

Kazan was an old friend, I met him in 1938. He picked up radio jobs for eating money, so I met him on a couple of radio shows. Later on I was in a play he directed.

Kazan was an old friend, I met him in 1938. He picked up radio jobs for eating money, so I met him on a couple of radio shows. Later on I was in a play he directed.

- Richard Widmark

I was never a part of the Actor's Studio, because two friends of mine started it in 1947 and by that time I'd gone to California.

I was never a part of the Actor's Studio, because two friends of mine started it in 1947 and by that time I'd gone to California.

- Richard Widmark

John Ford was so funny that I couldn't wait to go to work in the morning.

John Ford was so funny that I couldn't wait to go to work in the morning.

- Richard Widmark

A lot of actors said they hated the studio system, but I loved it. It was like a college; it was a great place to learn.

A lot of actors said they hated the studio system, but I loved it. It was like a college; it was a great place to learn.

- Richard Widmark

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