33 Quotes by Richard Widmark

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.