44 Quotes by Lee Marvin

Now that I think I know what I'm doing, I'm scared. Before this, I just didn't know any better.

[To actor Strother Martin] You know, as character actors we play all kinds of sex psychos, nuts, creeps, perverts, and weirdos. And we laugh it off, saying what the hell it's just a character. But deep down inside, it's you, baby.

I know my career is going badly because I'm being quoted correctly.

In the movies you get even; in life, diplomacy is best.

The only thing in life that's really interesting is the contest. We are all contestants--whether we admit it or not. If I read 20 pages of a book and they're no good, I put it down. Maybe it's good after 100 pages, but I can't wait. The author lost.

There are two types of people: those that are going somewhere and those that ain't.

If I have any appeal at all, it's to the fellow who takes out the garbage.

I only make movies to finance my fishing.

Tequila. Straight. There's a real polite drink. You keep drinking until you finally take one more and it just won't go down. Then you know you've reached your limit.