Hal Holbrook
Hal Holbrook
Harold Rowe "Hal" Holbrook, Jr.is an American film and stage actor. Holbrook first received critical acclaim for a one-man stage show he developed while in college in 1954, performing as Mark Twain...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth17 February 1925
CityCleveland, OH
CountryUnited States of America
country eye men
The interesting scope of Mark Twain's development as a human being is that he grew. He saw, he travelled, he studied this country and later the world with the eye of a man educating himself. This is a central fact in the Mark Twain legacy. He became an American spokesman for the ideals of racial equality and dignity for the working man because he was willing to look the world in its face and see, really see what was happening to the people in it.
looks messages citizens
Look, see, learn, become a citizen of Mankind, not just Hannibal, Missouri. That is the message of [Mark] Twain.
character disguise
I tended to lean toward character work. I love to disguise myself.
jobs new-york years
I walked the streets of New York for two years begging for a job, and I couldn't get one.
thinking discipline resistance
I developed a resistance to authority. Not to discipline - I learned that. But to authority. I like to think for myself. And I like to cause trouble.
religious men animal
Man is the religious animal. He is the only one that's got true religion, several of them.
golf years play
Why do I keep performing at my age? What else am I going to do? Play golf? I tried that years ago and all I did was cuss. I can do that without the walk, cuss at Congress and let [Mark]Twain do it. "Imagine that you were an idiot. And then imagine that you were a member of Congress. Wait - I've repeated myself."
war people want
You can go into Mark Twain's material and prove anything you want. He was against war. He was for war. He was against rich people and he was for them. He was a kaleidoscope
suicide impulse
I have a suicide impulse.
death ends
Death ends a life. But it doesn't end a relationship.
who-i-am
I like to be who I am.
mark defined
Mark Twain cannot be defined.
world
We don't have truth delivered to us very often, especially in this very commercialized world.
mad sometimes communicate
To communicate with each other, we got to get mad at each other sometimes.