Eli Wallach Quotes & Sayings

“I've learned that life is very tricky business: Each person needs to find what they want to do in life and not be dissuaded when people question them.”

“Having the critics praise you is like having the hangman say you've got a pretty neck.”

“When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk.”

“But Clint I love, because Clint was my mentor. I knew nothing about making an Italian movie.”

“And I did Batman, too. I did Mr. Freeze. I get more mail for him than anything I've ever done.”

“When I saw the movie, I said, I wish I had heard the music. I would have ridden the horse differently.”

“I've never lost my appetite for acting; it's innovative and challenging.”

“Well, I go to the theater today, and its curtain - there is no curtain in this play; the lights go down and go up - and we start. And I live this character for two hours. There are only two of us in the play. And It's a complete experience.”

“And that movie was underrated - Nuts - because it deals with a terrible subject, but It's very well done.”

“And then the first was The Misfits, which I enjoyed very much, with Marilyn and Gable.”