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Ron Moody

British Actor

Born: Jan 8, 1924

Died: Jun 11, 2015

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I'd wanted to be an actor from the age of five. Ron Moody

Age Five Wanted Actor

For me, making the show work was getting belly laughs - like most variety artists. But the straight actor believes you fix your performance in rehearsal and that's it. Ron Moody

Work Me You Laughs Variety Performance Like Most Making Fix Getting Artists Straight Your Show Rehearsal Actor Believes Belly

Working on a film, you don't get time to develop rivalries, but the theatre is like a little village, and the differences between me, Lionel and Georgia grew. Ron Moody

Time Me You Theatre Differences Rivalries Develop Between Like Georgia Lionel Get Grew Little Working Village Film

Playing Fagin in the play and film was a small miracle. Ron Moody

Miracle Small Film Play Playing

I was offered Fagin-type roles, but I wanted to do new things. I could have worked in America, but there was a recession in the British film industry, and I wanted to work in England. I've no regrets. Ron Moody

Work New Things Recession No Regrets Could New Industry Offered America Roles Wanted Regrets Worked England Film Film Industry Things British

My proudest moment was the number 'Reviewing the Situation.' I suspect that, because I gave my all to the role and because I was working with such a fine team of people, it inhibited my future career. Ron Moody

Future People Situation Gave Fine Because Proudest Reviewing Role Suspect Working Team Inhibited Moment Career Number

I would have liked to have been a professor of sociology. Ron Moody

Would Liked Been Professor Sociology

I never thought about settling down. I was obsessed with my career - I was blinkered. I finally met a woman who was worthy of me. Then we settled down and had many children. Ron Moody

Me Woman Thought Met Down Settled Settling Finally Worthy About Never Had Obsessed Children Then Who Many Career

I felt very insecure about whether I was up to recreating my stage 'Fagin' in front of a camera. Ron Moody

Stage Insecure About Felt Camera Up Very Front Whether

I went to the London School of Economics to study sociology and psychology on a serviceman's grant. Ron Moody

School Economics London Study Psychology Grant Sociology

I don't think a professional agent or theatre manager would say my career had gone as well as perhaps it should have after that first 'Oliver!' success, but then again I was never really intending to have a career in the professional theatre in the first place. Ron Moody

Success Theatre First Gone Think Say Would Never Had Perhaps Well First Place Intending Manager After Place Again Agent Then Really Should Professional Oliver Career

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