37 Richard Attenborough Quotes for You to Enjoy

Richard Attenborough

English Actor

Born: Aug 29, 1923

Died: Aug 24, 2014

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Throughout my life, I always remember that consideration of people who were less fortunate than we. We lived in an atmosphere of awareness, and we certainly did not live a life whereby we ignored, or felt that we could ignore, that which was in evidence around us. Richard Attenborough

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I think Tom Paine is one of the greatest men that's ever lived. He lived in the 18th century; as you all know, he was an Englishman who was involved in the writing of American Declaration of Independence, the American Constitution, the French Constitution, wrote the great book called 'The Rights of Man' - commercial over. Richard Attenborough

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My father thought Gandhi was a great man. I suppose subconsciously, consciously even, I was aware that I wanted to please him and Ma, so I thought doing something like 'Gandhi' would be phenomenal. Richard Attenborough

I adore my family; they are my joy. However, I am committed to my work. If, on a Saturday morning when I was ostensibly going to be with the children, and something arose at RADA or at UNICEF or at the orphanage or whatever, I would allow the other pressures to take precedent. Richard Attenborough

And I believe we need heroes, I believe we need certain people who we can measure our own shortcomings by. Richard Attenborough

People Heroes Own Believe Our Shortcomings Certain Measure Who Need

At my age the only problem is with remembering names. When I call everyone darling, it has damn all to do with passionately adoring them, but I know I'm safe calling them that. Although, of course, I adore them too. Richard Attenborough

Age Problem Damn Too Everyone Darling Only Adore Adoring Remembering Names Know Safe Call Calling Course Although Passionately Them

I prefer fact to fiction. Richard Attenborough

Fact Fiction Prefer

There's nothing more important in making movies than the screenplay. Richard Attenborough

Important Nothing More Making Making Movies Than Screenplay Movies

Pier Angeli was in the movie called Sea of Sand that Guy Green directed where this idea came up. Richard Attenborough

Directed Guy Idea Came Up Green Where Movie Sand Sea

I believe in trade unionism, and I believe in democracy, in democratic trade unionism. Richard Attenborough

Democracy Believe Democratic Trade Unionism

I think Tom Paine is one of the greatest men that's ever lived. Richard Attenborough

Men Think Greatest Tom Lived Ever

I do care about style. I do care, but I only care about style that serves the subject. Richard Attenborough

Care Style About Only Subject Serve

Well, I think In Love and War, which had a wonderful performance by Sandy, Sandra Bullock, who the authorities and, the supposed authorities, in cinema didn't want to know about. Richard Attenborough

Love War Wonderful Cinema Think About Had Performance Supposed Know Well Authorities Want Which Sandra Sandra Bullock Sandy Who

I'm not an intellectual in any sense, I have constraints of erudition. I'm not able to deal with things outside my ken, and that makes me irritable. I'm irritable about the fact that I never went to university. Richard Attenborough

Me Sense Able About Constraints Fact Outside Never Deal Makes Intellectual Erudition Any Things Ken University

When I'm directing a movie, nothing else matters. Richard Attenborough

Matters Nothing Else Directing Movie

I think there were times when, if circumstances had developed, I might have been tempted into politics. I am a fan of Tony Blair. I think Gordon Brown is a fine man, but I think he's headed for one hell of a bloody struggle. Richard Attenborough

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I think 'E.T.' is a quite extraordinary piece of cinema. Richard Attenborough

Cinema Think Extraordinary Piece Quite

I adored my mother. I absolutely adored her and admired her. Richard Attenborough

Mother Admired Adored Absolutely Her

My family were liberal with a small 'l' but passionately doers. I wanted to be a doer. Richard Attenborough

Family Liberal Small Doer Doers Passionately Were Wanted

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