I have always had this energy, which I think of as overdrive.

Quote by Terence Stamp

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A lot of people only see me as villains.

A lot of people only see me as villains.

When I tested for Billy Budd, I had that kind of confidence that comes with...

When I tested for Billy Budd, I had that kind of confidence that comes with...

I work primarily for the camera-it's not something I really talk about a lot, but...

I work primarily for the camera-it's not something I really talk about a lot, but...

A lot of newspapers say, Terence Stamp is playing himself and we're as bored as...

A lot of newspapers say, Terence Stamp is playing himself and we're as bored as...

I was very disappointed that so much of the work I did on The Haunted...

I was very disappointed that so much of the work I did on The Haunted...

It wasn't until I saw James Dean that I began to think that maybe I...

It wasn't until I saw James Dean that I began to think that maybe I...

I have to be stretched in some way. There's not enough things that come my...

I have to be stretched in some way. There's not enough things that come my...

Peter Ustinov was the first really positive influence in my career. He was real and...

Peter Ustinov was the first really positive influence in my career. He was real and...

My star was kind of fading towards the end of the '60s and suddenly I...

My star was kind of fading towards the end of the '60s and suddenly I...

In my youth I dreamed of being an illustrator.

In my youth I dreamed of being an illustrator.

Unless I try, I'm never really going to be at ease with myself.

Unless I try, I'm never really going to be at ease with myself.

What I wanted more than anything was a long career.

What I wanted more than anything was a long career.

My favorite film is Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power in The Razor's Edge.

My favorite film is Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power in The Razor's Edge.

As a boy I believed I could make myself invisible. I'm not sure that I...

As a boy I believed I could make myself invisible. I'm not sure that I...

From the very first movie I ever made to the current time, there have been...

From the very first movie I ever made to the current time, there have been...

He's Soderbergh, we're working for him. It doesn't matter what he's doing; we'll see it...

He's Soderbergh, we're working for him. It doesn't matter what he's doing; we'll see it...

I've never wanted to become a politician, an interior decorator, I've never wanted to speculate...

I've never wanted to become a politician, an interior decorator, I've never wanted to speculate...

I wasn't at all sure I could make that sort of leap into that sort...

I wasn't at all sure I could make that sort of leap into that sort...

Although you have some films that are a real bummer, there's always a film that...

Although you have some films that are a real bummer, there's always a film that...

A lot of young directors, they're not confident; they're not open to the emotional level...

A lot of young directors, they're not confident; they're not open to the emotional level...