85 Quotes by Van Heflin

Audiences hardly recognize me from picture to picture.

Entertainment is a good enough product to sell on its own merits. Why should it be given away free to help somebody sell tires or toothpaste?

I always like to get back to the stage when I find something I want to do.

The hard part of not working is occupying the mind. If an actor doesn't work, he grows stale.

I often come across a script I would like to do, but when it comes down to brass tacks I find the producer won't allow enough practice time.

I don't want to fall into any single category. I don't want to be known for portraying drunks or heavies or saints.

Let's face it. I'm not a personality or the handsome actor type. When you have those God-given assets, you don't have to worry if your acting leaves something to be desired. You can just play yourself on the screen and the public comes flocking to your pictures.

I think it's a disgrace to make actors become pitchmen. You see it on 'The Beverly Hillbillies,' you see it on 'Bonanza.'

Working in Europe has been very good for me - I've become an international favorite.