Quotes by Richard Farnsworth

About Richard Farnsworth:

Richard W. Farnsworth was an American actor and stuntman. His film career began in 1937; however, he achieved his greatest success for his performances in The Grey Fox (1982) and The Straight Story (1999), for which he received a nomination for an Academy Award for Best Actor.
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No I didn't audition, I didn't even know David Lynch till the week before I started the film.

Richard Farnsworth

I worked with Cecil B DeMille quite a few times.

Richard Farnsworth

I was a stunt man for 35 years.

Richard Farnsworth

I don't know if you saw the parting of the Red Sea with the chariots on the horses, I did stuff like that.

Richard Farnsworth

But I don't really care for directors flaring up and trying to humble some actor, which they would do to try and make an example out of them so everybody else would stay on the ball - and David wasn't anything like that.

Richard Farnsworth

I worked for Sam Peckinpah on quite a bit of action in his films, and he got excited once in a while.

Richard Farnsworth

David Lynch was very good, very patient with us, and the reaction in the United States seems pretty good.

Richard Farnsworth

I worked for John Ford, Howard Hawks, Henry Hathaway, Raoul Walsh - I worked for some real good directors.

Richard Farnsworth

Author Bio

  • NameRichard Farnsworth
  • Descriptionactor
  • BornSeptember 1, 1920
  • DiedOctober 6, 2000
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor