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I didn't ever think of it as a social thing at the time. I took it as a good story. Maybe because I've always been kind of progressive so I never thought of it, you know. ↗

— Rod Steiger

#because #been #ever #good #good story

I found out was, by the rhythm of my chewing, how I chewed fast, slow or what have you, I could tell the audience what my character was thinking and feeling. ↗

— Rod Steiger

#character #chewed #chewing #could #fast

There is no there there. ↗

— Gertrude Stein

I said 'well, I'll kiss her twice, you see? We'll come around, I'll kiss her, and if you put a little more track down for the camera, then I'll put my tongue down her throat and you'll get what you want'. He said 'You think so?' ↗

— Rod Steiger

#camera #come #down #get #her

I was pleased when the picture was over I fit in all right and I spoke well enough as I said before, cause I was scared to death there for a minute. I mean, you're doing a scene with somebody like that or they're watching you or something, you'd better come up with something. ↗

— Rod Steiger

#better #cause #come #death #doing

I was very pleased you know, and I was afraid that I might stick out, but I didn't. My happiest thing about that picture is that I proved that American actors can speak as well and also fit in with an ensemble like that. ↗

— Rod Steiger

#afraid #also #american #american actors #ensemble

If you see the picture when things get exciting, he chews faster. When he really gets shocked, everything stops, including the chewing. So I worked it in for me. ↗

— Rod Steiger

#everything #exciting #faster #get #gets

Now that was one thing, but from an actor's point of view, this poor young man, crying from the moment I opened the door to the moment he left. Now if an actor did that they would say he's over-acting. ↗

— Rod Steiger

#crying #did #door #i #left

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. ↗

— Rod Steiger

#after #awhile #began #came #discussions

Sometimes it's great, sometimes it's bad. I think the film could have been a lot better. ↗

— Rod Steiger

#been #better #could #film #great