Rod Taylor

I was one of the first of the uglies. Rock Hudson and Tab Hunter... were very pretty fellows, and that was the trend. I was one of the first of the uglies to get lucky. ↗

— Rod Taylor

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I worked at Mark Foy's during the day and studied drama at night. ↗

— Rod Taylor

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I wouldn't dream of selling my work. I give them to friends, to charities. ↗

— Rod Taylor

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I'd much rather turn down a starring role in a bad picture and do a small role in a very good picture. ↗

— Rod Taylor

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I'm not doing my work for constant success. ↗

— Rod Taylor

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So I went and did an audition and became the biggest radio actor in Sydney, and that's how it all started. ↗

— Rod Taylor

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The fact that I'm going to be unsuccessful at times is pretty well-balanced by the fact that I'm going to be successful at others. ↗

— Rod Taylor

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The most important thing in my life is my work. ↗

— Rod Taylor

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To a large degree, those early lean days were self-imposed. ↗

— Rod Taylor

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To put what you see on paper is the same as funneling what you feel through yourself as a performer. ↗

— Rod Taylor

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