Richard Widmark

I think a performer should do his work and then shut up. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#i #i think #performer #should #shut

I was never a part of the Actor's Studio, because two friends of mine started it in 1947 and by that time I'd gone to California. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#because #california #friends #gone #i

John Ford was so funny that I couldn't wait to go to work in the morning. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#funny #go #i #john #john ford

Kazan was an old friend, I met him in 1938. He picked up radio jobs for eating money, so I met him on a couple of radio shows. Later on I was in a play he directed. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#directed #eating #friend #him #i

Mankiewicz was a brilliant director. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#director

Many of my friends were blacklisted. America should be ashamed of it forever. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#ashamed #forever #friends #many #should

Marilyn was terrible to work with. I was fond of her, she was a nice girl, but she was a damaged girl. She was very difficult. You couldn't get her on the set; she didn't know the words. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#difficult #fond #get #girl #her

Most movies are made today for teenage boys. Once in a while a good one comes along. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#comes #good #made #most #movies

Other actors like to rehearse on film-they like 30 or 40 takes. When you get an actor like that, it becomes difficult for me because I'm ready to quit after number two. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#after #because #becomes #difficult #get

There was something about Marilyn. She couldn't act her way out of a bag, but she became an icon because something happened between her and the lens, and no one knows what it is. ↗

— Richard Widmark

#act #bag #became #because #between