Rod Steiger
Rod Steiger
Rodney Stephen "Rod" Steigerwas an American actor, noted for his portrayal of offbeat, often volatile and crazed characters. Cited as "one of Hollywood's most charismatic and dynamic stars", he is closely associated with the art of method acting, embodying the characters he played, which at times led to clashes with directors and co-stars. He starred as Marlon Brando's mobster brother Charlie in On the Waterfront, the title character Sol Nazerman in The Pawnbroker, and as police chief Bill Gillespie opposite...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth14 April 1925
CityWesthampton, NY
CountryUnited States of America
'The Mark' I played a psychiatrist. And in the '50's everybody went to a psychiatrist because if you didn't, you'd have nothing to talk about at cocktail parties.
If he didn't fall in love he would have never come back near the end of the film. Because, what man is going to dishonor himself so that he comes back in front of the man that took a woman away from him... and warns her to save her life?
I made a big mistake with him the first day I shot. We're shooting the scene where I come back from the party, the dance, in the sleigh with Julie Christie and we turn the corner and go past the camera and the camera follows us just a little bit and we disappear.
So I had my doctor and I went and I noticed he was overworked. Whether he was greedy or not, I don't know, but he was overworked.
You must be a man of incredible intellect and intense instincts. I can see that by your lauding and praises. You have to be brilliant.
So when I did 'The Mark', I had this analyst who needed a shave, his sleeves were rolled up, he was a chain smoker and a coffee drinker.
I suppose because an actor's always scared to death that he's not going to do the part well that I didn't think of anything else.
For that matter, who knows if Jesus had an accent or not? You know, so... you just play it as you play any character, any other part.
I'm old enough to remember the '60's and the civil rights movement and all the strong tension between the races that existed during that time.
Is this a proposal? I'm married now, you know.
Only after awhile. After it came out and people began to engage in discussions about the social reflections of the film that I realized it had an importance I hadn't thought of.
He saved the production a tremendous amount. Now they did the scene where Omar is on the horse and he's in the deep snow, they went to Finland to do that. That scene they went to Finland for a week. I wasn't around then.
That's not a villain, that's a man whose a victim of being in love with the wrong one.
Success means controlling your own time. Time is the most important currency, but once you spend it, man, its gone.