At 17, I dreamed of seeing the world. At 19, I had been around the world and back.
TONY CURTISAt 17, I dreamed of seeing the world. At 19, I had been around the world and back.
TONY CURTISI like Vegas for its spontaneity.
TONY CURTISI don’t know what organically grown chickens are; I’ve never seen one.
TONY CURTISSomeone said to me, “Hey, what’s it like kissing Marilyn Monroe?” I said, “It’s like kissing Hitler. What are you doing asking me such a stupid question?”
TONY CURTISIt is for the latter that I always wanted to be an actor: to play characters who are always on the move.
TONY CURTISYou wanna know the secret of life? The saliva of young girls.
TONY CURTISLike an opera singer, I am able to sing out my song in paint.
TONY CURTISEvery movie I’ve been in has ended up on television.
TONY CURTISI enjoy being recognized whatever environment I’m in.
TONY CURTISThat so many people respond to me is fabulous. It is like having a kind of Alzheimer’s disease, where everyone knows you and you don’t know anyone.
TONY CURTISWe’re all brought up in a world that isn’t the best place for us to be in once in a while. There are so many problems and we try to overcome them all.
TONY CURTISThe government gave me enough money to go to acting school.
TONY CURTISI will always remember this summer day in Paris, when I was to perform a great acrobatic move. I can still see myself stepping on the ring of a packed circus along real performers.
TONY CURTISI used to be good friends with my depression, saying oh I’m so depressed, or life is terrible.
TONY CURTISI wouldn’t be caught dead marrying a woman old enough to be my wife.
TONY CURTISThe service meant so much to me. You don’t know privileged I feel and how lucky I am to have served.
TONY CURTIS