Quotes by Martin Landau

About Martin Landau:

Martin Landau is an American film and television actor. His career started in the 1950s, with early film appearances including a supporting role in Alfred Hitchcock's North by Northwest (1959). He played regular roles in the television series Mission: Impossible (for which he received several Emmy Award nominations and a Golden Globe Award) and Space: 1999.
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Just five years before that the Russians were our allies.

Martin Landau

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

Martin Landau

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.

Martin Landau

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

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

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

Martin Landau

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.

Martin Landau

I've always been interested in science fiction.

Martin Landau

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.

Martin Landau

Author Bio

  • NameMartin Landau
  • DescriptionAmerican actor and acting coach
  • BornJune 20, 1928
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor; Film Producer; Voice Actor
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Supporting Actor