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Richard Widmark
American
Actor
About the author
I think a performer should do his work and then shut up.
Richard Widmark,
American
Actor
#Work
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,
American
Actor
#Time
#Friends
#Actor
I was playing this horrible part. I didn't didn't want to play it because the character was an awful racist. But I'm glad I did it because I met Sidney Poitier.
Richard Widmark,
American
Actor
#Character
#Want
#Play
John Ford was so funny that I couldn't wait to go to work in the morning.
Richard Widmark,
American
Actor
#Work
#Funny
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,
American
Actor
#Eating
#Play
#Old
#Friend
#Money
#Jobs
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,
American
Actor
#Time
#Irish
Many of my friends were blacklisted. America should be ashamed of it forever.
Richard Widmark,
American
Actor
#Friends
#America
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,
American
Actor
#College
#Actors
Marilyn was terrible to work with. I was fond of her, she was a nice girl, but she was a damaged girl. She was very difficult. You couldn't get her on the set; she didn't know the words.
Richard Widmark,
American
Actor
#Words
#Work
Mankiewicz was a brilliant director.
Richard Widmark,
American
Actor
I felt pretty comfortable with Westerns, apart from the fact I couldn't ride.
Richard Widmark,
American
Actor
#Pretty
#Fact
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,
American
Actor
#Ability
#Attention
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,
American
Actor
#American
#Friend
#Education
#Nature
Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief.
Richard Widmark,
American
Actor
#Work
#Car
#Flags
Anne Baxter was a very good actress, Donna Reid was great. You couldn't name an actress I wasn't crazy about.
Richard Widmark,
American
Actor
#Name
Most movies are made today for teenage boys. Once in a while a good one comes along.
Richard Widmark,
American
Actor
#Today
#Movies
#Boys
#Teenage
You have to compromise all the way. The only thing that counts is the result.
Richard Widmark,
American
Actor
#Result
#Compromise
There was something about Marilyn. She couldn't act her way out of a bag, but she became an icon because something happened between her and the lens, and no one knows what it is.
Richard Widmark,
American
Actor
#Act
Other actors like to rehearse on film-they like 30 or 40 takes. When you get an actor like that, it becomes difficult for me because I'm ready to quit after number two.
Richard Widmark,
American
Actor
#Film
#Actor
#Actors
Cheyenne Autumn was received not too successfully. I still think it was a very good movie. It was kinda Ford's apology for the way he had treated Indians in his past pictures.
Richard Widmark,
American
Actor
#Past
#Apology
#Autumn