Quotes by Terence Stamp

About Terence Stamp:

Terence Henry Stamp is an English actor. Since starting his acting career in 1962, he has appeared in more than 60 films. His performance in the title role of Billy Budd, his film debut, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer.
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I've never wanted to become a politician, an interior decorator, I've never wanted to speculate and make a load of money. I just wanted this.

Terence Stamp

My favorite film is Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power in The Razor's Edge.

Terence Stamp

My star was kind of fading towards the end of the '60s and suddenly I got this call from Fellini, who just appeared to kind of love me!

Terence Stamp

It wasn't until I saw James Dean that I began to think that maybe I could actually do this. Movies didn't have to be just this fantasy with this impossibly handsome guy.

Terence Stamp

Peter Ustinov was the first really positive influence in my career. He was real and he bore witness to it. The things he said to you, he lived them.

Terence Stamp

I was very disappointed that so much of the work I did on The Haunted Mansion didn't arrive in the final cut.

Terence Stamp

I work primarily for the camera-it's not something I really talk about a lot, but it's part of the way I am as a movie actor. The camera is my girl, as it were.

Terence Stamp

Author Bio

  • NameTerence Stamp
  • DescriptionBritish actor
  • BornJuly 22, 1938
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor