John Rhys-Davies quotes

“Id love to spend more time on the Isle of Man. I love the anonymity of putting on a boiler suit and going down to buy parts for the compressor. And Norman Wisdoms a neighbour; I salute him occasionally.”
-- John Rhys-Davies

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“The word 'career' and 'actor' really don't fit in the same paragraph, let alone sentence. There is no career structure for actors.”
-- John Rhys-Davies

Source : Intervie with Ken P., www.ign.com. January 22, 2004.

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“Many do not understand how precarious Western civilization is and what a joy it is. From it, we get real democracy. From it, we get the sort of intellectual tolerance that allows me to propound something that may be completely alien to you.”
-- John Rhys-Davies

Source : "Welsh star in race row". WalesOnline Interview, www.walesonline.co.uk. January 18, 2004.

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“Actually, I'm addicted to science fiction. Let me make my diction clear - I love sci-fi.”
-- John Rhys-Davies

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“The script of 'Shogun' was so tight that you could not take a word out of a sentence, you could not take a sentence out of a scene, and you certainly couldn't take out a scene without putting ripples right through the back or the front of the overall story.”
-- John Rhys-Davies

Source : "John Rhys-davies on Indiana Jones and Almost Passing on Lord of the Rings". Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. September 18, 2012.

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“Spying is a like a game of chess: Sometimes you have to withdraw, sometimes you have to sacrifice one of your pieces to win - preferably a knight rather than a king or queen.”
-- John Rhys-Davies

Source : "John Rhys-davies on Indiana Jones and Almost Passing on Lord of the Rings". Interview with Will Harris, www.avclub.com. September 18, 2012.

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“I enjoy acting. It's not that I begin to think I'm getting better. I now fully know that I've made no improvement whatsoever since I was 20. I can live with it.”
-- John Rhys-Davies

Source : "Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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“Villains are a lot of fun. My villains have a lot of tongue-in-cheek. They are sometimes conscious of and a little bit gleeful of their villainy.”
-- John Rhys-Davies

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“I think 'The Lost World' could've been a successful movie except for the fact that it pre-dated the good special effects and computer graphics.”
-- John Rhys-Davies

Source : "John Rhys-davies on Indiana Jones and Almost Passing on Lord of the Rings". Interview with Will Harris, film.avclub.com. September 18, 2012.

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“I like heroes, and would like to be a hero myself. I suppose we all want that.”
-- John Rhys-Davies

Source : "Exclusive Interview: John Rhys Davies Talks War of Resistance, Indy 5 + Returning to The Hobbit?". Interview with David Sztypuljak, www.heyuguys.com. August 15, 2011.

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