Eli Wallach

My wife says that stage acting is like being on a tightrope with no net, and being in the movies, there is a net - because you stop and go over it again. It's very technical and mechanical. On stage you're on your own. ”

But Clint I love, because Clint was my mentor. I knew nothing about making an Italian movie. ”

I love to tell stories and this is my way of getting them down on paper. ”

The big secret in acting is listening to people. ”

Well, I go to the theater today, and its curtain - there is no curtain in this play; the lights go down and go up - and we start. And I live this character for two hours. There are only two of us in the play. And It's a complete experience. ”

I've learned that life is very tricky business: Each person needs to find what they want to do in life and not be dissuaded when people question them. ”

And that movie was underrated - Nuts - because it deals with a terrible subject, but It's very well done. ”

Well, I've maybe gotten 200 requests for interviews about Marilyn, and I just decided I'm gonna do my own. ”

All of these stories bounced around in my mind for a long time. ”

This country has a complex about age. It's unbelievable. If you're over thirty, you've had it in this country. ”