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List of Jack Klugman Quotes

Explore our hand-picked selection of 22 inspiring quotes by Jack Klugman.

About Jack Klugman

  • Born: April 27, 1922
  • Died: December 24, 2012
  • Occupation: Film Actor
    • For 50 years, acting was the reason i got up in the morning.
    Morning Years Acting
    Some days when i start to talk, my voice isnt strong. but then it warms up.
    Strong Voice
    Suddenly it was gone. i'd lost more than my voice and my career. i'd lost my best friend.
    Careers Voice My Best Friend
    Now i have the voice of a 16-year-old. i'm looking for a doctor who could give me the body of a 16-year-old.
    Doctors Years Voice
    The only tool we have as artists is selectivity. if you're a painter, you select the color, the lines, how severe they should be. as an actor you develop how angry you should be. you select how angry you should be. you listen to the other actor and then you react. in film, sometimes the other actor isn't even there. you have to play the scene. what i do is i call on my experience on the stage. i play the scene and i hope that i reach a certain level of integrity because that's what i learned on the stage.
    Integrity Artist Film
    Acting became my best friend. when i auditioned to get into college, the teacher said you belong here, mr. klugman, and to hear that word belong - i never belonged anywhere before - and suddenly i belonged in acting and it was so comfortable and i loved it.
    Teacher College Acting
    I saw john garfield smoke. he was my idol, so i smoked. i even smoked like him.
    Idols Saws Garfield
    We learned out craft. acting is a craft and you must learn it. i see a lot of talent today in the kids but they don't know how to work. they don't know the craft of acting and you can only get that on the stage in theater. you cannot learn how to act in movies or in television.
    Kids Acting Today
    Walter matthau made all the big money and he was wonderful as oscar madison on the stage. you couldn't beat him. i know because i replaced him on broadway. he was just delightful.
    Wonderful Replaced
    I'm 83 and a half years old and i feel fine. i feel like a teenager but i'm unable to do a lot of the things that i used to do but i enjoy life to the fullest.
    Teenager Enjoy Life Enjoy
    I love the theater because i love the live audience and when we went three cameras we have a live audience in the study so we had someone to play to and react to. that laughter.
    Laughter Study Audience
    I was at the pinnacle of my career one day and the next day i was put out to pasture. i felt like a race horse with a broken leg.
    Broken Heart Horse Careers
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