Top 84 Quotes by Peter O'Toole

I woke up one morning to find I was famous. I bought a white Rolls-Royce and drove down Sunset Boulevard, wearing dark specs and a white suit, waving like the Queen Mum.

If I'm not at my study by 10:00, 10:30, forget it, I can't write a word.

I saw a man killed in front of my eyes just before my eighth birthday.

The common denominator of all my friends is that they're dead.

I had a son born to me when I was 50, and I thought, 'He needs someone to bowl to him.'

No one should ever know where conduct ends and acting begins. Conduct unbecoming. That's what acting is.

I love working with young people which to me is a big kick.

I'm Irish. That means I'm Catholic. But, truth is, now I'm a retired Christian.

I've played farce on the stage, but I have never played any sort of comedy on the screen.

Where do I begin? I loved working with Kate Hepburn, which was one of the highlights of my life; Working with Richard Burton in Beckett was another great joy.