Robert Mitchum (1917 – 1997)
American actor and singer.
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I think when producers have a part that's hard to cast, they say, 'Send for Mitchum; he'll do anything.' I don't care what I play; I'll play Polish gays, women, midgets, anything."
I’ve still got the same attitude I had when I started. I haven’t changed anything but my underwear.”
There are all kinds of rumors about me—and they’re all true, every one of them. You can make some up if you want.”
There just isn't any pleasing some people. The trick is to stop trying.
After the war, suddenly there was this thing for ugly heroes, so I started going around in profile.
Years ago, I saved up a million dollars from acting—a lot of money then—and I spent it all on a horse farm in Tucson. Now when I go down there, I look at the place and I realize my whole acting career adds up to a million dollars worth of horseshit.”
This is not a tough job. You read a script. If you like the part and the money is O.K., you do it. Then you remember your lines. You show up on time. You do what the director tells you to do. When you finish, you rest and then go on to the next part. That's it.
Movies bore me, especially my own.
It's just like Palm Springs without the riffraff.
I never take any notice of reviews - unless a critic has thought up some new way of describing me. That old one about my lizard eyes and anteater nose and the way I sleep my way through pictures is so hackneyed now.
Only difference between me and other actors is I’ve spent more time in jail.”
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