Oliver Reed
Oliver Reed
Robert Oliver Reedwas an English actor known for his upper-class, macho image, hellraiser lifestyle, and "tough guy" roles. His films include The Trap, Oliver!, Women in Love, Hannibal Brooks, The Devils, The Three Musketeers, Tommy, Lion of the Desert, Castawayand Gladiator. For Gladiator, Reed was posthumously nominated for the BAFTA Award for Best Actor in a Supporting Role...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth13 February 1938
pacifist
I'm really a pacifist.
sobriety world
I do not live in the world of sobriety.
giving baths now-and-then
I like to give my inhibitions a bath now and then.
class pubs persons
You meet a better class of person in pubs,
glasses sitting should
Life shouldn't be about sitting around staring at frosted glass. Life should be lived and that's all there is to it.
people feuds has-beens
Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
tired home drawing
When I come home and I'm tired from filming all day, I expect her to be there and make sure everything is cool for me. You know, like drawing my bath and helping me into bed.
drink effects
I like the effect drink has on me
important serious remember
I have made many serious statements - I just can't remember any of them. I guess they mustn't have been very important.
hurt character villain
I'm not a villain, I've never hurt anyone. I'm just a tawdry character who explodes now and again.
enjoy wells enjoy-yourself
Do what you must, but do it well, above all enjoy yourself!
two different awe
Awe and respect are two different things.
girl beach oil
I would much rather end up a fertiliser under a sunflower which is eventually made into sunflower seed oil so that instead of nibbling me in her prawn cocktail, the pretty girl will rub me on her bristols as she suns herself on a beach in the Caribbean.
drinking wine white
I'm only drinking white wine because I'm on a diet and I don't eat.