Anthony Quinn
Birthday: 21 April 1915, Chihuahua, Mexico
Birth Name: Antonio Rodolfo Quinn Oaxaca
Height: 188 cm
Anthony Quinn was born Antonio Rudolfo Oaxaca Quinn on April 21, 1915, in Chihuahua, Mexico, to Manuela (Oaxaca) and Francisco Quinn, who became an assistant cameraman at a Los Angeles (CA) film studi ...Show More
[on Spencer Tracy] Spencer Tracy's a dangerous actor. You never know what he's going to do. He's one Show more
[on Spencer Tracy] Spencer Tracy's a dangerous actor. You never know what he's going to do. He's one of the few actors you can never steal a scene from. He and Olivier and Jean Gabin. Hide
I can't retire. I mean, I started working when I was a year and a half old, and I worked all my life Show more
I can't retire. I mean, I started working when I was a year and a half old, and I worked all my life. Hide
[when asked about his ethnicity] It doesn't make a difference as long as I'm a person in the world.
[when asked about his ethnicity] It doesn't make a difference as long as I'm a person in the world.
I never satisfied that kid [referring to himself], but I think he and I have made a deal now. It's l Show more
I never satisfied that kid [referring to himself], but I think he and I have made a deal now. It's like climbing a mountain. I didn't take him up Mount Everest, but I took him up Mount Whitney. And I think that's not bad. Hide
When I was just starting in movies, I got a reputation for being a scene stealer. Once I was in a fi Show more
When I was just starting in movies, I got a reputation for being a scene stealer. Once I was in a film with a famous star and had to stand behind him in one scene. "Now watch that Quinn," this star told the director, "I don't want him stealing the scene behind my back." The director parked me in a chair and I just sat there. Next day, when we were looking at the rushes, the star said "See, I told you! Look at him!" The director exclaimed: "But he's only sitting there!" "Only," rejoined the star, "Maybe so, but he's thinking!". Hide
[In the 1980s] I don't see many men today. I see a lot of guys running around on television with sma Show more
[In the 1980s] I don't see many men today. I see a lot of guys running around on television with small waists, but I don't see many men. Hide
[on Ingrid Bergman] I reckon there wasn't a man who came within a mile of her who didn't fall in lov Show more
[on Ingrid Bergman] I reckon there wasn't a man who came within a mile of her who didn't fall in love with her. Hide
[In 1962] Ten years ago, there wasn't an actor who didn't envy Brando. He was superb. His potential Show more
[In 1962] Ten years ago, there wasn't an actor who didn't envy Brando. He was superb. His potential was enormous. But what happened? He went out to Hollywood, and instead of fighting giants, he fought pygmies. He stopped growing. He threw his potential away. Hide
My mother and father were both young kids fighting in the revolution, and we always lived a Mexican Show more
My mother and father were both young kids fighting in the revolution, and we always lived a Mexican life, even when we moved to Texas. But to be Mexicans with the name of Quinn, that was not a nice thing to do. If your name isn't Gonzalez or Montoya or whatever, they just don't acknowledge you as a Mexican. Hide
I think I'm lucky. I was born with very little talent but great drive.
I think I'm lucky. I was born with very little talent but great drive.
[on Marilyn Monroe] An empty-headed blonde with a fat rear. Oh, Monroe was pretty enough to look at, Show more
[on Marilyn Monroe] An empty-headed blonde with a fat rear. Oh, Monroe was pretty enough to look at, but there were hundreds of better-looking actresses poking around Hollywood. Even after she hit the big time, with Gentlemen Prefer Blondes (1953), I never could see what all the fuss was about. Hide
[on Alexis Zorbas (1964)] Nobody wanted to do this role. Burl Ives and Burt Lancaster turned it down Show more
[on Alexis Zorbas (1964)] Nobody wanted to do this role. Burl Ives and Burt Lancaster turned it down. They said "Who cares about an old man making love to a broken-down old broad?". Hide
In Europe, an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a bum.
In Europe, an actor is an artist. In Hollywood, if he isn't working, he's a bum.
[on Marlon Brando] I admire Marlon's talent, but I don't envy the pain that created it.
[on Marlon Brando] I admire Marlon's talent, but I don't envy the pain that created it.
I never get the girl. I wind up with a country instead. They said all I was good for was playing Ind Show more
I never get the girl. I wind up with a country instead. They said all I was good for was playing Indians. Hide
[In 1996] The painter leaves his mark. And I just put in two statues in Rhode Island that I'm workin Show more
[In 1996] The painter leaves his mark. And I just put in two statues in Rhode Island that I'm working on. And I think that's going to make me last longer than me. I mean, who remembers "Zorba"? Nobody remembers "Zorba". Nobody remembers "Requiem for a Heavyweight". Hide
[on Marlon Brando] We forget how he revolutionized acting. Look at the chances he takes - think of a Show more
[on Marlon Brando] We forget how he revolutionized acting. Look at the chances he takes - think of all the stars who drift along playing themselves. Hide
One of the reasons I did all the Greeks and Arab parts I did was because I was trying to identify my Show more
One of the reasons I did all the Greeks and Arab parts I did was because I was trying to identify myself as a man of the world. I lived in Greece, in France, Iran and all over the world, Spain, trying to find a niche where I would finally be accepted. Hide
I am of the opinion - and I'm not afraid to say it - that men are slightly lost today. They don't kn Show more
I am of the opinion - and I'm not afraid to say it - that men are slightly lost today. They don't know where in the hell they are with this women's liberation. A man is responsibility. I think that's what I represent: responsibility. Hide
I have lived in a flurry of images, but I will go out in a freeze frame.
I have lived in a flurry of images, but I will go out in a freeze frame.
Anthony Quinn's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (75)
Anthony Quinn'S roles
Paul Gauguin
Manolo de Palma
Tibey
Auda Abu Tayi
Lou Carbone
Juan Mart
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