Quotes by Robert Vaughn

About Robert Vaughn:

Robert Francis Vaughn is an American actor noted for his stage, film and television work. His best-known TV roles include suave spy Napoleon Solo in the 1960s series The Man from U.N.C.L.E.; wealthy detective Harry Rule in the 1970s series The Protectors; and formidable General Hunt Stockwell in the 5th season of the 1980s series The A-Team. In film, he portrayed one of the title characters in The Magnificent Seven, Major Paul Krueger in The Bridge at Remagen, the voice of Proteus IV, the computer villain of Demon Seed, Walter Chalmers in Bullitt, Ross Webster in Superman III, and war veteran Chester A. Gwynn in The Young Philadelphians which earned him a 1960 Academy Award nomination for Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.
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I was studying American politicians who were searching - allegedly - for American communists because it would put them on the front pages of the papers in their home towns.

Robert Vaughn

Why do people embrace God? In my opinion, belief in God and an afterlife is a necessary extension of man's need to feel that this life does not end with what we call death.

Robert Vaughn

You see, some non-Catholic friends of mine have questioned the depth of my faith because of the fact that I have a good education.

Robert Vaughn

My belief in God is responsible for what I am... How can I refuse to talk about something which is so much a prt of my life both as a man and as a actor?

Robert Vaughn

Compared to today's salaries, our cut was minuscule but it was very good for the time.

Robert Vaughn

I went to college with James Coburn and Steve McQueen was a very good friend.

Robert Vaughn

In the beginning, fear was the dominant motivating force.

Robert Vaughn

I sincerely believe I could have wounded up in a lot of trouble if I had not been taught as a boy to fear Hell, and to believe that certain wicked acts could lead me to damnation.

Robert Vaughn

I suppose you could sum up the religious aspects of my boyhood by saying it was a time of life when I was taught the difference between right and wrong as it specifically applied to Catholicism.

Robert Vaughn

Finally, when the money was high enough, the script suddenly revealed itself as being very clear to me.

Robert Vaughn

Audience response to The Man From U.N.C.L.E. back in the '60s - well, I was frankly surprised by the show's success and the attendant publicity for David and myself.

Robert Vaughn

My opposition to the Vietnam War. I was the first Hollywood actor to speak out against it.

Robert Vaughn

Author Bio

  • NameRobert Vaughn
  • DescriptionAmerican actor
  • BornNovember 22, 1932
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionActor