Rod Taylor

Rod: When I said I no longer wanted to be a painter, that I wanted to be an actor, the first thing I did was get a stinking job in an insurance building.

Rod: I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture.

Rod: I was... not a hippie, not a beatnik - what are they called - a bohemian.

Rod: I am proud to be an actor.

Rod: Art doesn't feed me or fill the void when I am not working. If I haven't worked for six months, I can't paint.

Rod: I am a poor student sitting at the feet of giants, yearning for their wisdom and begging for lessons that might one day make me a complete artist, so that if all goes well, I may one day sit beside them.

Rod: Apart from being interested in a good role, I think it's necessary to make up your mind as to whether it will make a movie that will entertain an audience all over the world and not just in your own backyard.

Rod: When I was a kid, I dutifully went to the Sydney Technical and Fine Arts College.