Quotes by Peter O'Toole

About Peter O'Toole:

Peter Seamus O'Toole was a British-Irish stage and film actor. He attended the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art, and began working in the theatre, gaining recognition as a Shakespearean actor at the Bristol Old Vic and with the English Stage Company, before making his film debut in 1959.
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I'm the most gregarious of men and love good company, but never less alone when alone.

Peter O'Toole

I know nothing at all about women. They are an amazing, beautiful mystery.

Peter O'Toole

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.

Peter O'Toole

I saw a man killed in front of my eyes just before my eighth birthday.

Peter O'Toole

I can make the best French toast.

Peter O'Toole

I tell my children to avoid theatre and go into cinema and TV.

Peter O'Toole

I'm a working stiff, baby, just like everybody else.

Peter O'Toole

There is a legend. And to protest is daft.

Peter O'Toole

The only exercise I take is walking behind the coffins of friends who took exercise.

Peter O'Toole

I can't stand light. I hate weather.

Peter O'Toole

I will not be a common man. I will stir the smooth sands of monotony.

Peter O'Toole

Always a bridesmaid never a bride my foot!

Peter O'Toole

Actors have to stay optimistic. The moment we start thinking otherwise, we're dead.

Peter O'Toole

If you can't do something willingly and joyfully, then don't do it.

Peter O'Toole

Acting is just being a man. Being human. Not forcing it.

Peter O'Toole

No one should ever know where conduct ends and acting begins. Conduct unbecoming. That's what acting is.

Peter O'Toole

No one ever watched competitive swimming.

Peter O'Toole

A few years back I was asked if I would go and meet a director and his various acolytes, and it occurred to me halfway through the meeting that what I was doing was auditioning. And I thought, 'Well, hang on buddy. I've done half a century of this.'

Peter O'Toole

I have no memories I'm prepared to share with you.

Peter O'Toole

It's my job, it's what I do, it's what I'm on earth to do and it's who I am.

Peter O'Toole

Author Bio

  • NamePeter O'Toole
  • DescriptionIrish film and stage actor
  • AliasesPeter Seamus Lorcan O'Toole
  • BornAugust 2, 1932
  • DiedDecember 14, 2013
  • CountryIreland; United Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Voice Actor
  • AwardsAcademy Honorary Award; Primetime Emmy Award For Outstanding Supporting Actor In A Miniseries Or A Movie; Golden Globe Award For Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama; Golden Globe Award For Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical Or Comedy; BAFTA Award For Best Actor In A Leading Role