List of Peter O'Toole Quotes

Always A Bridesmaid Never A Bride My Foot!

I Became A Professional Cricket Teacher About 20 Years Ago. I Had A Son Born To Me When I Was 50, And I Thought, He Needs Someone To Bowl To Him.

It's Very Inconvenient Because Every Time I Finish, Let's Say, A Chapter Of A Book, I Think I'm Going To Ring Richard And Then Realize: Oh, Christ, I've Buried Him. I Buried Him Last Year.

Films Were Never In My Budget. Didn't Occur To Me Till Much Later. I Hoped For A Long, Good Life, Which I've Had And I'm Having As An Actor. I Didn't Expect The Rest.

Pope Paul Iii Was The Greatest Thief In The History Of The Church.

Writing Is A Kind Of Performing Art, And I Can't Sit Down To Write Unless I'm Dressed. I Don't Mean Dressed In A Suit, But Dressed Well And Comfortably And I Have To Be Shaved And Bathed.

I Can Make The Best French Toast.

The Good Parts Are The People Who Don't Make Do. They're The Interesting People. Lear Doesn't Make Do.

We Were In The Arabian Desert For Nine Months. And I Was Having The Time Of My Life. It Could Have Been An Archeological Expedition, A Military Expedition.

We All Had Such Larks. Yes, It Was Hard Work But The Friendships And The Genuine Respect We Had For One Another, That Side I Shall Miss Greatly. I've Stopped Acting, But I Don't Think I've Finished Using My Voice. I Could, And Probably Will, Record The Whole Of Shakespeare's Sonnets. They Live At The Side Of My Bed And Are My Constant Companions.

It Is Time For Me To Chuck In The Sponge. To Retire From Films And Stage. The Heart For It Has Gone Out Of Me: It Won't Come Back.

I Don't Go For This Auto-cannibalism. Very Damaging.