53 Martin Landau Quotes for You to Enjoy

Martin Landau

American Actor

Born: Jun 20, 1928

Died: Jul 15, 2017

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My technique has always been to include all the periphery around me. Martin Landau

Me Periphery Around Always Been Include Technique

To really have craft, you must be able to repeat something as one has to do in films. Martin Landau

You Films Must Able Something Repeat Craft Really

My best stuff as a teacher was always to find the problems within each individual actor, and I'll suggest things that I know that particular actor will have difficulty with. Martin Landau

Teacher Best Problems Will Difficulty Find Individual Stuff Particular Know Within Always Each Each Individual Actor Things Suggest

I'm usually cast by people who are oddly goofy. Martin Landau

People Cast Goofy Oddly Who

Human beings are fascinating with religion and stories about not dying. Or dying and being brought back to life. I think it's just part of our make up. Martin Landau

Life Religion Think Back Our Brought About Part Make Make Up Up Human Just Being Human Beings Dying Stories Fascinating Beings

There are not many A-list directors who get to make the movies they want to make. I know two: Woody Allen and Tim Burton. Two different textures, but both get to do what they want, and that's rare. Martin Landau

Rare Allen Both Directors Know Make Tim Tim Burton Textures Get Different Want Woody Woody Allen Movies Who Many Two

The way a character sounds is so important to how you're going to play him. Martin Landau

Character You Important Way Him How Sounds Going Play

I look for roles where there is some kind of an arc to the story. Martin Landau

Kind Arc Some Look Roles Where Story

I still care about human behavior and the art that it takes to write a good piece and to get a cast together who cares enough to put 150 percent of their talent into a project. Martin Landau

I've got so many stories about every film and show I've ever been in. Martin Landau

Every About Got Been Stories Show Many Film Ever

In any age range, there are some limitations in terms of good, good parts. Martin Landau

Good Age Range Good Parts Some Terms Parts Limitations Any

Years ago on TV, I played people like Doc Holliday and Jesse James on Westerns. Martin Landau

People TV Like Years Years Ago Westerns James Played

I had hair down to my shoulders, a beard and mustache. I was crude and rude. Martin Landau

Beard Rude Hair Down Mustache Crude Had Shoulders

Great teachers are the ones who inspire you. Martin Landau

Great You Inspire Great Teachers Teachers Who

A good director makes a playground and allows you to play. Martin Landau

Good You Director Makes Good Director Play Playground

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. Martin Landau

You Will Way Immediate Say Some About Something Stuff Look Happen Justify Regrets Reason Thing Things Things Happen

Bad actors try to cry, and good actors try not to. Bad actors try to laugh, and good actors try not to. Martin Landau

Good Try Laugh Bad Cry Good Actors Actor

I did theatrical caricatures. Martin Landau

Caricatures Did Theatrical

I've always been interested in science fiction. Martin Landau

Science Science Fiction Always Been Fiction Interested

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. Martin Landau

Success Hope Generation Space Fans Will Other Way Release Follow New Reach Sci-Fi New Generation Proud Very Paved Help Shows

It's good to make people laugh. Martin Landau

Good People Laugh Make

I hung around with Jason Robards, Richard Harris, Robert Shaw, Richard Burton. I knew not to match them for drinks. Martin Landau

Harris Hung Drinks Knew Robert Around Match Them Richard Jason

'North by Northwest' took two and a half to three months to film. When I look back, I realise I wasn't intimidated by Hitchcock and Cary Grant. They were so accepting of me. Martin Landau

Me Three Half Took Back Intimidated Months Cary Grant Look Accepting Were North Hitchcock Northwest Realise Grant Film Two

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