Quotes by Tim Curry

About Tim Curry:

Timothy James is an English actor, singer, and composer, known for his work in a diverse range of theatre, film, and television productions, often portraying villainous roles or character parts.
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One of the best things that ever happened to me was Rocky Horror being a total flop in New York as a play. I mean, it was a disaster, and it was the night of the long knives as far as the critics were concerned.

Tim Curry

Um, musicians are funnier you know, than actors on the whole.

Tim Curry

But we live in a modern world, you know, and, and also it does seem to me that if you - that whatever talents you have, it... I mean it may sound a bit absurd but I, I think it's your, absolutely your duty to resolve them, you know?

Tim Curry

Don't dream it, be it.

Tim Curry

I'm not a conventional leading man at all and have no wish to be.

Tim Curry

Contrary to popular belief, I don't just play dreadful old villains.

Tim Curry

Mozart was very much an arrested adolescent.

Tim Curry

I like dangerous directors who like dangerous actors and dangerous productions.

Tim Curry

I like risky parts - abrasive characters the audience won't necessarily like.

Tim Curry

Kids will eat anything, won't they?

Tim Curry

I remember candy rationing until I was, like, 7.

Tim Curry

In most careers, you find something you do well, and you tie an increasingly larger bow on the package.

Tim Curry

My interests and obsessions have always been so wide-ranging that I keep popping my head out of different boxes as much as possible.

Tim Curry

I find there is something very intimate about being the voice in someone's ear when they're driving.

Tim Curry

I was a huge J.M. Barrie fan as a kid, as most English children are.

Tim Curry

There's nothing more daunting than a musical, but there's also no more direct line to joy. Getting there, though, is like pushing treacle up stairs.

Tim Curry

My career has evolved at its own peculiar pace. American careers are supposed to have a much more singular direction than I've been able to... stomach.

Tim Curry

With a sequel, you always worry for its integrity.

Tim Curry

You can't stay away from the theater too long.

Tim Curry

I've worked in a few sort of 'institutional' theaters - the Royal Shakespeare, the National Theater in England - and they're hopelessly top-heavy with bureaucracy.

Tim Curry

Author Bio

  • NameTim Curry
  • DescriptionBritish actor, singer, and composer
  • BornApril 19, 1946
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor; Composer; Singer
  • AwardsDaytime Emmy Award