47 Quotes by Ron Moody

I'll never forget seeing 'Guys and Dolls' over and over. I used to sit up in the coliseum watching this magnificent musical. Brilliant.

I felt very insecure about whether I was up to recreating my stage 'Fagin' in front of a camera.

I don't think a professional agent or theatre manager would say my career had gone as well as perhaps it should have after that first 'Oliver!' success, but then again I was never really intending to have a career in the professional theatre in the first place.

I always write 'Fight' on the mirrors - that goes way back to the times when you had to fight apathy.

The day after the Oscars, I flew back to London to film a television play for Anglia. It was a big mistake because you never really get acknowledged for wanting to work in England, as I did.

My training was that you fill in the canvas where it needs colour and polishing. You start with the words on the first night and keep adding bits of business.

Playing Fagin in the play and film was a small miracle.

My portrayal of Fagin was all to do with my experience in comedy and revue.

Working on a film, you don't get time to develop rivalries, but the theatre is like a little village, and the differences between me, Lionel and Georgia grew.