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Malcolm McDowell Quotes & Sayings

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Famous Quotes By Malcolm McDowell

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I love doing every role I do! — Malcolm McDowell

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One man can change the world with a bullet in the right place. — Malcolm McDowell

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The most nurturing of directors can make you feel too comfortable, and you don't really push for that extra whatever. — Malcolm McDowell

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I've always been one to do the work and just hone my craft. — Malcolm McDowell

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An actor cannot be a censor. I'm there to interpret. — Malcolm McDowell

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If you dunk your head in cold water, you can't stay under for more than five seconds. I mean, that's it. — Malcolm McDowell

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I'm not quite as buoyant as I was in my youth. — Malcolm McDowell

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I'm from a country where acting is taken very seriously; it's a very serious profession. — Malcolm McDowell

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You know, I've had an incredible career and I'm blessed. — Malcolm McDowell

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Real greatness comes from that sort of spontaneity of the moment that takes it into another level. That can never be planned; it happens or it doesn't. And you can't force it. — Malcolm McDowell

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Every university in America teaches 'Clockwork Orange.' I get fed up with it. — Malcolm McDowell

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The great thing about Burgess's work is the dichotomy of making the hero or anti-hero an immoral man. And that's what makes it interesting. Because, you know, you are sucked into kind of like this guy. — Malcolm McDowell

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I just love a challenge, and always have, and will do anything to make it interesting. I'll try anything, really, as long as it's a challenge and you can have some fun doing it. — Malcolm McDowell

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The most dangerous people are always clever, compelling, and charismatic. — Malcolm McDowell

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I never do research unless it's extraordinary circumstances. — Malcolm McDowell

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The villains that I play, I always think that they are grounded, wonderful people with enormous intellects who are very exciting to spend an evening with. I never see them as bad people. — Malcolm McDowell

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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things. — Malcolm McDowell

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I like to razz the Trekkies a little bit. Who doesn't? It's trainspotting, isn't it? But they are very well-meaning, actually. I've done a couple of Star Trek conventions, and they've only been really welcoming. — Malcolm McDowell

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My favorite actor who played villains - who could play anything, really - was Jimmy Cagney. — Malcolm McDowell

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It is true I'd rather get a hole in one than win an Academy Award. — Malcolm McDowell

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There are no great scripts - just great films. — Malcolm McDowell

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The thing is, I've never been a handsome leading-man type, so let's not kid ourselves. — Malcolm McDowell

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I think we're all a little afraid of the dark. If you lived in the country, as I did, there's nothing quite like country dark, which was really black. And as a child, your imagination runs wild. — Malcolm McDowell

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I'd love to do radio plays. I think that one should be open to everything and shouldn't limit oneself. — Malcolm McDowell

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The definition of insanity in Texas is so insane that it's impossible to be insane in Texas. — Malcolm McDowell

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I am a professional actor, and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not making some kind of social statement. That's not what actors do. — Malcolm McDowell

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Richard Lester is a wonderful director, a great comedy director, of course. — Malcolm McDowell

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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice. — Malcolm McDowell

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I don't worry about whether I'm making a masterpiece, because I know that if you get just one of those in a lifetime, you should get down on your knees and say 'Thank you!' — Malcolm McDowell

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They say that time is the fire in which we burn. — Malcolm McDowell

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Once you commit to something, you've got to commit the whole way. Try and make the best of it. — Malcolm McDowell

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If you look a little punkish, then they're going to give you the parts. And if you play an iconic villain early on in your career, you tend to get asked to play one over and over and over again. — Malcolm McDowell

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Let's not get too precious about it: actors are not heart surgeons or brain surgeons. We are just entertaining people. — Malcolm McDowell

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You can't hold back. You can't think of the subtleties of playing. You just have to get out and really bare it all, and hopefully you don't fall off the plank. And if you do, hey, pick yourself up, dust yourself down, and start all over again. — Malcolm McDowell

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You've always got to work with the best if you can, and of course, the best are the best because they're different. They expect certain standards, and they're usually very difficult people to work with. — Malcolm McDowell