Martin Landau Quotes & Sayings

“Everything that has happened to me is of value to me. As painful as certain things are, and have been, and were, there's a use for those things in my life and in my work.”

“You can have immediate regrets, but if you look at stuff and say, 'Things happen for a reason', there's a fatalistic thing about it. Something will happen that will justify it in some way.”

“Bad guys don't think they're bad guys. Hitler probably thought he was a wonderful guy doing some wonderful and righteous work for Germany.”

“I always treat each take as a rehearsal for the next take. That way you can find stuff and keep adding and playing until they tell me to stop.”

“And the 90% they are not is what I do for a living.”

“I did theatrical caricatures.”

“I've always been interested in science fiction.”

“The real good comedians, like Chaplin, would make you laugh and a second later, cry.”

“Just five years before that the Russians were our allies.”

“I'm very proud of Space 1999. Its success paved the way for other sci-fi shows to follow. My hope is that the DVD release will help it reach a new generation of fans.”