Tony Curtis
Tony Curtis
Tony Curtiswas an American film actor whose career spanned six decades, but had his greatest popularity during the 1950s and early 1960s. He acted in more than 100 films in roles covering a wide range of genres, from light comedy to serious drama. In his later years, Curtis made numerous television appearances...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth3 June 1925
CityNew York City, NY
CountryUnited States of America
Joe: We can't just walk out on her without saying goodbye. Jerry: What? Since when? You usually walk out and leave 'em with nothing but a kick in the teeth. Joe: That's when I was a saxophone player. Now I'm a millionaire.
When I was in bed with Marilyn Monroe, I was never sure before, during or after, where her mind was.
Women are beginning to lose their identity. They have jumped with teeth clenched, fists braced and eyes aglow, into the competitive man's world. They're losing the vibrant quality of femininity, the aura of mystery.
I used to be good friends with my depression, saying oh I'm so depressed, or life is terrible.
I've been in the movies for 50 years, I've made 130 some-odd movies.
I want the public to know that it will be an honor for me to meet them and spend a few special moments with all those who helped me through my filmed career.
While you're doing it, you don't really know what you're doing.
It's such a human condition, whether you're a great track star or a great knitting person or you paint watercolors - someone knows who you are.
I've made 122 movies, and I daresay there's a picture of mine showing somewhere in the world every day.
I was born in and worked in a period that could be called enviable.
Now I'm a painter. That was another opportunity I was able to pursue, I've been painting all my life, now it's become a second career because of my success in the movies.
The government gave me enough money to go to acting school.
That so many people respond to me is fabulous. It is like having a kind of Alzheimer's disease, where everyone knows you and you don't know anyone.
The service meant so much to me. You don't know privileged I feel and how lucky I am to have served.