Terence Stamp quotes

Terence Stamp is a multi-talented British actor known for his impressive career spanning over six decades. With his unmistakable voice and captivating on-screen presence, Stamp has garnered a huge fan following globally. He has showcased his versatility by portraying a wide range of characters, from the iconic General Zod in 'Superman' to the introspective Wilson in 'The Limey.' Stamp's performances have garnered critical acclaim, earning him numerous awards and nominations. Explore the fascinating world of Terence Stamp and his notable filmography here.

From the very first movie I ever made to the current time, there have been times between action and cut when I've sensed some kind of new dimension that I haven't been familiar with before.

- Terence Stamp

I wasn't at all sure I could make that sort of leap into that sort of comic book reality.

- Terence Stamp

A lot of young directors, they're not confident; they're not open to the emotional level of the scene.

- Terence Stamp

Unless I try, I'm never really going to be at ease with myself.

- Terence Stamp

With Fellini, the fear dropped out of my work because it was such a happy experience... hanging out with Fellini, having pasta on the set with Fellini, and going out with Fellini!

- Terence Stamp

My favorite film is Gene Tierney and Tyrone Power in The Razor's Edge.

- Terence Stamp

My star was kind of fading towards the end of the '60s and suddenly I got this call from Fellini, who just appeared to kind of love me!

- Terence Stamp

A lot of people only see me as villains.

- Terence Stamp

All actors are incredibly insecure.

- Terence Stamp

It's such a performance to bring stuff into America. It's a great luxury when I am in England.

- Terence Stamp

I work primarily for the camera-it's not something I really talk about a lot, but it's part of the way I am as a movie actor. The camera is my girl, as it were.

- Terence Stamp

In my youth I dreamed of being an illustrator.

- Terence Stamp

A lot of newspapers say, Terence Stamp is playing himself and we're as bored as he is.

- Terence Stamp

Peter Ustinov was the first really positive influence in my career. He was real and he bore witness to it. The things he said to you, he lived them.

- Terence Stamp

It wasn't until I saw James Dean that I began to think that maybe I could actually do this. Movies didn't have to be just this fantasy with this impossibly handsome guy.

- Terence Stamp

When I tested for Billy Budd, I had that kind of confidence that comes with the certainty that you're not going to get something. I was very rough around the edges.

- Terence Stamp

I was very disappointed that so much of the work I did on The Haunted Mansion didn't arrive in the final cut.

- Terence Stamp

He's Soderbergh, we're working for him. It doesn't matter what he's doing; we'll see it at the premiere.

- Terence Stamp

Although you have some films that are a real bummer, there's always a film that comes up where it's just heaven.

- Terence Stamp

I have to be stretched in some way. There's not enough things that come my way that I fancy.

- Terence Stamp

I've been doing Tai Chi on and off for 20 years. The fundamentals of all martial arts are the same.

- Terence Stamp

I have always had this energy, which I think of as overdrive.

- Terence Stamp

I've never wanted to become a politician, an interior decorator, I've never wanted to speculate and make a load of money. I just wanted this.

- Terence Stamp

As a boy I believed I could make myself invisible. I'm not sure that I ever could, but I certainly had the ability to pass unnoticed.

- Terence Stamp

What I wanted more than anything was a long career.

- Terence Stamp

In the case of Elektra I really wasn't sure I could pull it off. There were so many intellectual leaps. My character, Stick, is blind, but he can see better than most people. So I had trouble kind of finding the logic.

- Terence Stamp