I joined the Navy hoping to be submariner and ended up in the sub service aboard a tender in the Pacific.

Quote by Tony Curtis

Topics: Tony Curtis Quotes

Its not age as much as the experiences I have had.

Its not age as much as the experiences I have had.

I will always remember this summer day in Paris, when I was to perform a...

I will always remember this summer day in Paris, when I was to perform a...

Now I'm a painter. That was another opportunity I was able to pursue, I've been...

Now I'm a painter. That was another opportunity I was able to pursue, I've been...

At 17, I dreamed of seeing the world. At 19, I had been around the...

At 17, I dreamed of seeing the world. At 19, I had been around the...

Painting is much more than therapy to me its a way of life.

Painting is much more than therapy to me its a way of life.

I want the public to know that it will be an honor for me to...

I want the public to know that it will be an honor for me to...

But where there is no art show, I would still be painting.

But where there is no art show, I would still be painting.

Yes I'm still working, but my life's no longer filled with it.

Yes I'm still working, but my life's no longer filled with it.

I enjoy being recognized whatever environment I'm in.

I enjoy being recognized whatever environment I'm in.

Like an opera singer, I am able to sing out my song in paint.

Like an opera singer, I am able to sing out my song in paint.

I like Vegas for its spontaneity.

I like Vegas for its spontaneity.

I used to be good friends with my depression, saying oh I'm so depressed, or...

I used to be good friends with my depression, saying oh I'm so depressed, or...

For instance, I always have one hanging in Budapest in the mayors office.

For instance, I always have one hanging in Budapest in the mayors office.

I enlisted when I was a boy. The Navy looked after me like my mother....

I enlisted when I was a boy. The Navy looked after me like my mother....

They gave me away as a prize once - a Win Tony Curtis For A...

They gave me away as a prize once - a Win Tony Curtis For A...

Everywhere I go in the world, people know me and recognise me and really show...

Everywhere I go in the world, people know me and recognise me and really show...

I've just opened a show in Florida, although I also have many pieces on display...

I've just opened a show in Florida, although I also have many pieces on display...

The movie business is very twisted, out of site, out of mind, you know.

The movie business is very twisted, out of site, out of mind, you know.

It's such a human condition, whether you're a great track star or a great knitting...

It's such a human condition, whether you're a great track star or a great knitting...

Even on a personal note, my dressing table downstairs is crowded with things, like a...

Even on a personal note, my dressing table downstairs is crowded with things, like a...