George C. Scott Quotes

#1. We [he and his wife Trish Van Devere] don't talk politics. I'm an independent conservative; she's a radical Democrat. We never vote together.

George C. Scott

#2. The (Academy Award) ceremonies are a two-hour meat parade, a public display with contrived suspense for economic reasons.

George C. Scott

#3. Truth is not always a pleasant thing.

George C. Scott

#4. Acting is characterization, the process of two entities merging-the actor and the role.

George C. Scott

#5. He had a winning smile, but everything else was a loser.

George C. Scott

#6. There is no question you get pumped up by the recognition. Then a self-loathing sets in when you realise you're enjoying it.

George C. Scott

#7. There were times when I got frightened. Things weren't going right, so I just went out and got smashed. That's me. Something goes wrong, I find a bottle. I don't like it about myself but I've done it before and I'll do it again. But I never vanished for days or held up shooting or quit the picture.

George C. Scott

#8. But when it became an international hoopla where careers lived and died on whether or not you did or didn't get an Oscar, then it got out of hand.

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#9. I'm really a pussycat and this [bad-boy] image has been totally overblown for 30 years. Sure, I used to rumble a little but I don't do that stuff anymore. I'm an old man now. When you reach your 50s, you realise that if you don't mellow, you won't last.

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#10. If I were ever stranded on a desert island, there would be 3 things I'd need: food, shelter, and a grip.

George C. Scott