Albert Finney quotes His role as Hercule Poirot in 'Murder On The Orient Express' (1974) Born: 05/09/1936 Country: united_kingdom

• The sweetness and the niceness of the guy. That continued to surprise because the project seems to be huge, the film, and yet, he seemed to have time for everyone and as Jessica said, the way he ran about was funny. (Albert Finney) [surprise/film/time]
• There might've been wires, but I have this ability to make myself light. Well you know what, in ballet, when you kind of lift yourself here, it's all up in the head. (Albert Finney) [ability/light]
• They have to exist or not in their own right. I mean, with kids, you don't say, 'Which is your favourite,' or 'Which did you enjoy bringing up the best?' (Albert Finney) [right]
• To be a character who feels a deep emotion, one must go into the memory's vault and mix in a sad memory from one's own life. (Albert Finney) [character/memory/life]
• We meet before the movie and she gives you charts with sounds on them and makes a tape of examples. While they are setting up the scene, I go with her to the trailer and we go through the scene and correct the speech. (Albert Finney) [movie/speech]
• We're given the springboard of the text, a plane ticket, told to report to Alabama, and there's a group of people all ready to make a film and it's a marvelous life. (Albert Finney) [group/people/film/life]
• Well, I've always thought that my career was in England, really. I used to do more in the theatre, and I felt that I should be there. It's not far is it? It's amazing the way that special FX have taken a quantum leap in what they're capable of doing. (Albert Finney) [career/more/theatre]
• When I read the script, I liked the script very much and I thought it was a marvelous part for her, because I think it is a change of pace. I mean, we know how wonderful she is in romantic comedy. (Albert Finney) [think/change]
• Within two weeks of working with her, I realized how good she was for the role because she was absolutely with it and she has got terrific instincts, I think, as an artist, too. (Albert Finney) [role/think/artist]
• You are with a new set of people, you are in a new location, there is always something new about it. I still enjoy that. It's still good fun. (Albert Finney) [people]
• You can't when you're filing, you're just busy, but I didn't see... I used to come home and my girl would make me dinner and it was lovely. (Albert Finney) [housing]
• You come on as a guest. You don't get the girl anymore. But that is our lives. You start off as the boyfriend, then you are the lover, then you are the husband, then you are the father, and then you are the grandfather. (Albert Finney) [start/grandfather]
• You just feel comfortable with him, and he certainly makes sure that you're comfortable. He makes sure that you feel good and that you're happy with what you're doing. (Albert Finney)
• You kind of think, "Oh, well, I will just do kind of an American accent." But you have to try and be more specific than that, because there are differences which a lot of people might not notice but you, as a pro, your pride gets affected. (Albert Finney) [think/willpower/more/people]
• You mean actors? There are quite a few. There is an old saying: "Old actors don't retire; their parts just get smaller." (Albert Finney) [actors]
• You offer things up, I suppose, and he probably gently maybe changes it a little bit one way or another, but you don't feel directive as it were. (Albert Finney) [changes]
• You're less likely to get the part, many parts, if you're playing people your age as opposed to people who are younger. There are fewer parts around. (Albert Finney) [people/age/people]

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