78 Quotes by Eli Wallach

Well, I was getting a lot of money then, and I wasn't getting any Hollywood films, so I just did those. I'd always do a play in between. Whenever I ran low on funds, I'd always rush off to do a movie somewhere

The richest man is the one with the most powerful friends.

But I went to the University of Texas in the 30s, and while there I learned to ride. Mostly polo ponies.

I never dreamed I would do Westerns

Recipe? Recipe? We don' need no stinkin' recipe.

What do I need a movie for? The stage is on a higher level in every way, and a more satisfying medium. Movies, by comparison, are like calendar art next to great paintings. You can't really do very much in movies or in television, but the stage is such an anarchistic medium.

Well, I've maybe gotten 200 requests for interviews about Marilyn, and I just decided I'm gonna do my own.

I've worked with wonderful actors like Marlon Brando and Henry Fonda.

Fifty million dollars is not to be sneezed at. Of course, I never catch cold.