Robert Shaw Quotes
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Acting is instant enjoyment and childlike. As an actor, Lord God, I can take an audience in a theatre and throw them in any direction. I can`t do that as a writer. Writing is painful, it`s lonely and you suffer and there`s no immediate feedback.
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Writing is where the real center of my integrity lies. I never write for money. I only act for money, but not invariably of course. I would never write certain sentences that I say in films, or even that I write in films, because I often fix up my lines.
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To Nick Nolte, when the two were discussing how badly their film, The Deep (1977) was going: "It`s a treasure picture Nick, it`s a treasure picture."
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What I try to achieve in acting - flamboyance - would be self-indulgence if I tried it as a writer.
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Being 51 years old and having 10 children - the youngest is thirteen months (March 1978) - creates the economic necessity that forces me into all those big budget movies in which I often don`t have a single realistic line.
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| Name | Robert Shaw |
| Height | 5' 11" (180 cm) |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Salt and Pepper |
| Date of Birth | August 9, 1927 |
| Birthplace | Westhoughton, Lancashire, England |
| Star Sign | Leo |
| Died | August 28, 1978 (Aged 51) |
| Location of Death | Tourmakeady, County Mayo, Ireland |
| Cause of Death | Heart Attack |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation | Actor |
| Category | British Actor |
