Ron Moody Quotes


"Fate destined me to play Fagin. It was the part of a lifetime, and I was the only actor to be in the stage production and in the film."
- Ron Moody
(Related: Actor, Fate, Film, Play, Production)

"For me, making the show work was getting belly laughs - like most variety artists. But the straight actor believes you fix your performance in rehearsal and that's it."
- Ron Moody
(Related: Work, Performance, Actor, Artists, Variety)

"I'd wanted to be an actor from the age of five."
- Ron Moody
(Related: Age, Actor)

"My portrayal of Fagin was all to do with my experience in comedy and revue."
- Ron Moody
(Related: Experience, Comedy)

"Now I can see I was at fault for not being more considerate, but when we were doing the show I didn't think it was my job to be considerate to other people."
- Ron Moody
(Related: People, Being, Fault, Job, Now)

"Playing Fagin in the play and film was a small miracle."
- Ron Moody
(Related: Film, Play)

"Working on a film, you don't get time to develop rivalries, but the theatre is like a little village, and the differences between me, Lionel and Georgia grew."
- Ron Moody
(Related: Time, Film, Theatre)

"I've no regrets. You take responsibility for your actions."
- Ron Moody
(Related: Actions, Responsibility)