It is for the latter that I always wanted to be an actor: to play characters who are always on the move.

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I can't sit around and wait for the telephone to ring.

I can't sit around and wait for the telephone to ring.

I was born in and worked in a period that could be called enviable.

I was born in and worked in a period that could be called enviable.

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

Necking with Marilyn Monroe is like kissing Hitler

Necking with Marilyn Monroe is like kissing Hitler

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 don't know what organically grown chickens are; I've never seen one.

I don't know what organically grown chickens are; I've never seen one.

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...

I look at everything in an artistic way.

I look at everything in an artistic way.

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.

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.

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...

I joined the Navy hoping to be submariner and ended up in the sub service...

I joined the Navy hoping to be submariner and ended up in the sub service...

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...

While you're doing it, you don't really know what you're doing.

While you're doing it, you don't really know what you're doing.

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.