Terence Stamp
Terence Stamp
Terence Henry Stamp is an English actor. After training at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art in London he started his acting career in 1962. He has appeared in more than 60 films. His performance in the title role of Billy Budd, his film debut, earned him an Academy Award nomination for Best Supporting Actor and a BAFTA nomination for Best Newcomer...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth22 July 1938
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At the beginning, it was tough for me to actually become an actor. I was so thrilled that I was able to earn my living doing something I truly loved.
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To work with a guy like Wyler early in your career was just an incredible thing, because he gave me an amazing amount of confidence.
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In the case of Elektra I really wasn't sure I could pull it off. There were so many intellectual leaps. My character, Stick, is blind, but he can see better than most people. So I had trouble kind of finding the logic.
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Physically, I couldn't fold myself into a gray, invisible bank clerk. I just thought, It's the most amazing part. It's a pity that I'm wrong for it.
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I just had the feeling that by the time all these kids grow up, as many of them who love Superman will love Zod. And I think that's come to pass!
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I have to know what would've happened if I tried to get into show business. The last thing I was expecting was to have the kind of career I've had.
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I'm very pleased with myself. I did The Collector immediately after Billy Budd, because I thought, Well, I'll let everybody know: This is my range.
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Although you have some films that are a real bummer, there's always a film that comes up where it's just heaven.
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All actors are incredibly insecure.
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At this point, it's either for fun or it's for money. I don't take movies that I don't really like.
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A lot of people only see me as villains.
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Peter Ustinov was the first really positive influence in my career. He was real and he bore witness to it. The things he said to you, he lived them.
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A lot of newspapers say, Terence Stamp is playing himself and we're as bored as he is.
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The very first film I ever saw was during the war. My mother took me, I must have been about 4, and that was Beau Geste, with Gary Cooper.