Quotes from Malcolm McDowell


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I love Bob Altman. I always admired him so much because I always thought he was a genuine voice.


I just take it as it comes, and if I'm not offered something, there's always a reason, and usually it's a pretty good one. I'm not worried about it. You know, I've had an incredible career, and I'm blessed.


I just love a challenge, and always have, and will do anything to make it interesting. I'll try anything, really, as long as it's a challenge and you can have some fun doing it.


I don't worry about whether I'm making a masterpiece, because I know that if you get just one of those in a lifetime, you should get down on your knees and say 'Thank you!'


I am a professional actor, and I don't go about moralizing about what the character does. Otherwise, seriously, why be an actor? You're not making some kind of social statement. That's not what actors do.


You know, I've had an incredible career and I'm blessed.


Richard Lester is a wonderful director, a great comedy director, of course.


My favorite actor who played villains - who could play anything, really - was Jimmy Cagney.


Let's not get too precious about it: actors are not heart surgeons or brain surgeons. We are just entertaining people.


If you dunk your head in cold water, you can't stay under for more than five seconds. I mean, that's it.


I've tried it all. I'd love to do radio plays. I think that one should be open to everything and shouldn't limit oneself.


I've always been one to do the work and just hone my craft.


I'm from a country where acting is taken very seriously; it's a very serious profession.


I'd love to do radio plays. I think that one should be open to everything and shouldn't limit oneself.


I never do research unless it's extraordinary circumstances.


I love doing every role I do!


You've always got to work with the best if you can, and of course, the best are the best because they're different. They expect certain standards, and they're usually very difficult people to work with.


Every university in America teaches 'Clockwork Orange.' I get fed up with it.


Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.


You can't hold back. You can't think of the subtleties of playing. You just have to get out and really bare it all, and hopefully you don't fall off the plank. And if you do, hey, pick yourself up, dust yourself down, and start all over again.