52 Quotes by Tim Curry

One of the best things that ever happened to me was Rocky Horror being a total flop in New York as a play. I mean, it was a disaster, and it was the night of the long knives as far as the critics were concerned.

My interests and obsessions have always been so wide-ranging that I keep popping my head out of different boxes as much as possible.

I think that if you get too close to the character, if you do too much historical research, you may find yourself defending your view of a character against the author's view, and I think that's terribly dangerous.

I remember candy rationing until I was, like, 7.

Any part that makes you world famous has got to be a blessing, hasn't it?

Um, musicians are funnier you know, than actors on the whole.

In most careers, you find something you do well, and you tie an increasingly larger bow on the package.

I'm not a conventional leading man at all and have no wish to be.

I still find it quite easy to find my way into a child's imagination. We're all Peter Pan ourselves in some respects. Everybody should keep some grip on childhood, even as a grownup.