Tom Courtenay
Birthday: 25 February 1937, Kingston-Upon-Hull, East Riding of Yorkshire, England, UK
Birth Name: Thomas Daniel Courtenay
Height: 173 cm
Acting chameleon Sir Tom Courtenay, along with Sirs Alan Bates and Albert Finney, became front-runners in an up-and-coming company of rebel upstarts who created quite a stir in British "kitchen s ...Show More
I never did anything about my stardom, it never meant anything to me.
I never did anything about my stardom, it never meant anything to me.
When I go out on stage I like to be aware that there are a lot of women there. They are generally th Show more
When I go out on stage I like to be aware that there are a lot of women there. They are generally the loudest laughers. Hide
There just doesn't seem to be a market for something with aspiration anymore.
There just doesn't seem to be a market for something with aspiration anymore.
I don't want to peak too early. The worry is that you never know until it's all over whether you pea Show more
I don't want to peak too early. The worry is that you never know until it's all over whether you peaked at all - and then you're finished and it's too late. Hide
[on "Doctor Zhivago"] We were all sitting in a horrible hotel in Spain waiting for snow. In six mont Show more
[on "Doctor Zhivago"] We were all sitting in a horrible hotel in Spain waiting for snow. In six months, I did only three weeks work... Indeed it was good money, but I felt I should be learning my raft, doing long speeches, and learning how to go loud and soft, and quick and slow, and how to keep the audience awake. Hide
[on his co-star Albert Finney in 1983] I used to be very in awe of him and was never comfortable in Show more
[on his co-star Albert Finney in 1983] I used to be very in awe of him and was never comfortable in his presence. Of all people, he really gave me the willies because I didn't really know him. Hide
The film business is absurd. Stars don't last very long. It's much more interesting to be a proper a Show more
The film business is absurd. Stars don't last very long. It's much more interesting to be a proper actor. Hide
[on rejecting playing "Jesus of Nazareth"] If you were going to play one of the most powerful creatu Show more
[on rejecting playing "Jesus of Nazareth"] If you were going to play one of the most powerful creatures who ever lived, you'd better have a well-written part. Also, I wondered if I ever did meet Jesus, whether He'd ask, 'Well, what was that supposed to be?' Hide
Tom Courtenay's FILMOGRAPHY
as Actor (78)
Tom Courtenay'S roles
The Major
Farder Coram
Reginald Paget
Geoff Mercer
Eric Slater
John Kenny Collins
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