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  • Real greatness comes from that sort of spontaneity of the moment that takes it into another level. That can never be planned; it happens or it doesn't. And you can't force it.

    Real   Greatness   Levels  
    Interview with Noel Murray, film.avclub.com. October 11, 2007.
  • One man can change the world with a bullet in the right place.

    Men   Sniping   World  
    "Fictional character: Mick Travis". "If....", www.imdb.com. 1968.
  • I'm very pragmatic in that I know there are very few greats in anything. I got lucky just to have gotten two of the real great filmmakers very early on. Better to have had them than to not have had them. I've been really fortunate. That's the key relationship on a movie: the director and the actor. Of course, you can't compare the experiences. When you're in your early 20s, you're a very different person. It was a very exciting time, and my whole world was changing. Now I'm looking back, and hoping I can still offer something. Still do good work.

    Real   Different   Lucky  
    Source: film.avclub.com
  • The definition of insanity in Texas is so insane that it's impossible to be insane in Texas.

    Texas   Insanity   Insane  
    Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
  • I think we're all a little afraid of the dark. If you lived in the country, as I did, there's nothing quite like country dark, which was really black. And as a child, your imagination runs wild.

    Interview with Logan Hill, www.gq.com. May 31, 2012.
  • I particularly love theater, I just love a challenge, and always have, and will do anything to make it interesting. I'll try anything, really, as long as it's a challenge and you can have some fun doing it.

    Fun   Long   Interesting  
    Source: www.avclub.com
  • I am a professional actor and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not making some kind of social statement. That's not what actors do. They may inadvertently do it, but it's because of the script, not the acting.

    Character   Acting   Doe  
    Source: www.gq.com
  • The most nurturing of directors can make you feel too comfortable, and you don't really push for that extra whatever.

    Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. October 11, 2007.
  • It's always a fascinating subject - a serial killer let loose on a small community. It always holds, it's always scary.

    Source: dailydead.com
  • I'd love to do radio plays. I think that one should be open to everything and shouldn't limit oneself.

    Thinking   Play   Radio  
    Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. October 11, 2007.
  • I'd love to do radio plays. I think that one should be open to everything and shouldn't limit oneself. I particularly love theater, but with my family situation, it's much harder for me to do that now. I just love a challenge, and always have, and will do anything to make it interesting. I'll try anything, really, as long as it's a challenge and you can have some fun doing it. I think, honestly, having fun and keeping it fairly light are the key elements.

    Fun   Thinking   Long  
    Source: film.avclub.com
  • I love doing every role I do!

    Roles  
    "EXCLUSIVE: Malcolm McDowell Talks Killing Santa Claus in Silent Night". B.Alan Orange, movieweb.com. November 30, 2012.
  • Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.

    Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. Ocotber 11, 2007.
  • There are no great scripts - just great films.

    "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.
  • The most dangerous people are always clever, compelling, and charismatic.

    Source: www.gq.com
  • I never feel I repeat myself. I really go out of my way to amuse myself. I would be bored stiff. If I feel the déjavu when I'm doing something, I stop and rethink and rework it.

    Bored   Would Be   Way  
    Source: www.gq.com
  • The thing is, I've never been a handsome leading-man type, so let's not kid ourselves.

    Kids   Men   Handsome  
    Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. June 21, 2011.
  • I like to razz the Trekkies a little bit. Who doesn't? It's trainspotting, isn't it? But they are very well-meaning, actually. I've done a couple of Star Trek conventions, and they've only been really welcoming.

    Interview with Sam Adams, www.avclub.com. June 21, 2011.
  • Let's not get too precious about it: actors are not heart surgeons or brain surgeons. We are just entertaining people.

    Heart   People   Brain  
    Biography/Personal Quotes, www.imdb.com.
  • An actor cannot be a censor. I'm there to interpret.

    Actors  
    "Malcolm McDowell Talks Tom Jones, His Legendary Career And His New Film 'Suing The Devil'". Interview with Scott Neumyer, www.ifc.com.
  • You know, I've had an incredible career and I'm blessed.

    "Malcolm Mcdowell Talks Tom Jones, His Legendary Career And His New Film “suing The Devil”". Interview with Scott Neumyer, www.ifc.com. April 13.
  • My favorite actor who played villains - who could play anything, really - was Jimmy Cagney.

    Play   Actors   Villain  
    Interview with Logan Hill, www.gq.com. May 31, 2012.
  • If you look a little punkish, then they’re going to give you the parts. And if you play an iconic villain early on in your career, you tend to get asked to play one over and over and over again.

    Play   Careers   Giving  
    Interview with Logan Hill, www.gq.com. May 31, 2012.
  • Once you commit to something, you've got to commit the whole way. Try and make the best of it.

    Interview with Noel Murray, www.avclub.com. October 11, 2007.
  • The great thing about Burgess's work is the dichotomy of making the hero or anti-hero an immoral man. And that's what makes it interesting. Because, you know, you are sucked into kind of like this guy.

    Hero   Men   Interesting  
    Source: collider.com
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