Quotes by Anthony Quinn

About Anthony Quinn:

Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca was a Mexican-born American actor, painter and writer. He starred in numerous critically acclaimed and commercially successful films, including La Strada, The Guns of Navarone, Zorba the Greek, Guns for San Sebastian, Lawrence of Arabia, The Message and Lion of the Desert. He won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor twice: for Viva Zapata! in 1952 and Lust for Life in 1956.
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I liked sculpting better than painting. You have more freedom in sculpting.

Anthony Quinn

Thirteen, 13 children, and I love - I love them all. And I think I've been a good father to all of them.

Anthony Quinn

I mean, you know, actors lives - you're forgotten. Look at Barrymore, and look at all the great actors. They're forgotten after awhile.

Anthony Quinn

And I loved Frank Lloyd Wright. I think he was the greatest man I have ever met in my life.

Anthony Quinn

I have a son in Barcelona whom I am madly in love with.

Anthony Quinn

On the stage, you have to find truth, even if you have to lose the audience.

Anthony Quinn

Well, I called him and I said, Mr. Wright, what can I do? Universal offered me a contract $300 a week. He says take it. You'll never get that money from me.

Anthony Quinn

I have lived in a flurry of images, but I will go out in a freeze frame.

Anthony Quinn

And I had known Peter O'Toole before in London. And I'd liked him very much. And the thought of being in a picture with him was very challenging to me. And he was playing the starring role.

Anthony Quinn

Bob Taylor and I playing brothers. And I was a Mexican bandit. And he was the sheriff of the town. And we loved each other. We loved each other very much.

Anthony Quinn

First of all, I only get 50 percent of it, because, I mean, the galleries get 50 and 60 percent. I mean, that's normal. I understand that. I don't quarrel with that.

Anthony Quinn

I didn't intend to become an actor.

Anthony Quinn

I lost my father was I 10 years old, and I always looked for a father. I missed my father very much.

Anthony Quinn

I mean, a Mexican boy couldn't be anything else but an Indian. And why did you take the name of Quinn, they used to say to me. Hey, you're an Indian, so I played Indians.

Anthony Quinn

I never get the girl. I wind up with a country instead.

Anthony Quinn

I never satisfied that kid but I think he and I have made a deal now.

Anthony Quinn

I studied all about Gauguin. He was a banker. He was a banker who - he used to paint on Sundays. And one day he hated himself for painting on Sundays.

Anthony Quinn

In Europe an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a bum.

Anthony Quinn

No parent is there forever. So I won't be here forever with these kids.

Anthony Quinn

Now, Marlon and I - for some reason, even today - even today, we can't say two words to each other. We really can't talk to each other. You know, I say to him - Marlon can't talk. I mean, he'd talk to you. But he can't talk.

Anthony Quinn

Author Bio

  • NameAnthony Quinn
  • DescriptionMexican American actor
  • AliasesAntonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca
  • BornApril 21, 1915
  • DiedJune 3, 2001
  • CountryUnited States Of America; Mexico
  • ProfessionFilm Actor; Actor; Sculptor; Writer; Film Director
  • AwardsAcademy Award For Best Supporting Actor; Donostia Award