Rip Torn quotes and sayings
Anything new is always considered the devil's tool.
Rip Torn quotes
- Everybody says, 'You impress me as a guy who never wanted to be a movie star.' I say, 'Everybody in the world wants to be a movie star.'
- When I grew up, people said, 'You'll never be the man your dad was.' And I said, 'Gee, I hope not.'
- I think most actors are shy. I really do. The greatest actors can disappear. I had friends call me the Blend-In Man.
- I've never hit anybody who hasn't clocked me two or three times.
- Let the other guys do the crybaby stuff. Go for the laughs.
- There's always some kind of blacklist throughout history. But the difference is, in America they usually let you live.
- If you're lucky enough to have a pretty girl love you and share herself and sleep with you, make that your secret. The best way to spoil love is by talking to too many people about it.
- Never think you're better than anyone else, but don't let anyone treat you like you're worse than they are.
- Don't ever humiliate a man. If you're gonna have to dress him out, you take him aside and do it that way. That's the one thing I don't like about Hollywood: They go in for public humiliation. You shouldn't do that to a man.
- If I could just get a piece of lemon, it'd be great.