From the age of four or five. I went to see a lot of Westerns then. But it was silent movies and I loved everything that happened then.
Eli WallachWell, I go to the theater today, and its curtain - there is no curtain in this play; the lights go down and go up - and we start. And I live this character for two hours. There are only two of us in the play. And It's a complete experience.
Eli WallachWell, I was getting a lot of money then, and I wasn't getting any Hollywood films, so I just did those. I'd always do a play in between. Whenever I ran low on funds, I'd always rush off to do a movie somewhere.
Eli WallachIn the book, I tell the story of seeing old movies when I was young and acting out scenes at home. Now I get scripts, and I act them out.
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