170 Quotes by Peter O'Toole

I'm not working-class: I come from the criminal classes.

I will not be a common man. I will stir the smooth sands of monotony. I do not crave security. I wish to hazard my soul to opportunity.

My life is littered with copies of Moby Dick.

I can't stand light. I hate weather. My idea of heaven is moving from one smoke-filled room to another.

I found him perhaps the least terrifying man I've ever met in the theater—because at first glance I could see through him and he could see through me, and he knew that I knew that he knew. Look, love, I've been bullied all my life by bigger experts than Larry Olivier, I can assure you, and he's just got to get in line.

Do.As.Thou.Wilt.

Acting is just being a man. Being human. Not forcing it.

My professional acting life, stage and screen, has brought me public support, emotional fulfillment and material comfort. It has brought me together with fine people, good companions with whom I've shared the inevitable lot of all actors: flops and hits.

I can make the best French toast.