He shook-a me up, he took me by surprise. He had a pickup truck, and the devil's eyes. He stared at me and I felt a change. Time meant nothing, never would again.
Richard O'BrienI never wanted to be aligned to a mature group because they go off and become politicians and stuff.
Richard O'BrienThere's something about shadows because you make your own mind up about what's lurking in them.
Richard O'BrienWe were a Western civilisation, an English speaking civilisation, both NZ and Australia, and we had all these influences coming from both Great Britain and America to us; sending us their culture in the shape and form of movies and television.
Richard O'BrienNot that I have any interest in saying goodbye to Rocky. I absolutely adore being involved and a part of something that is really a phenomenon.
Richard O'BrienWell, no. I was getting into trouble messing around with it for roles. So one night I went home, cut it down with a pair of scissors and then got in the bath and shaved it all off. I've never looked back.
Richard O'BrienThat means more to me, truthfully, than commercial success. To be a loved human being is much more important to me then any of those other things.
Richard O'BrienRunning is not, as it so often seems, only about what you did in your last race or about how many miles you ran last week. It is, in a much more important way, about community, about appreciating all the miles run by other runners, too.
Richard O'BrienI'm surrounded by it. I have so many lovely people around me who are supportive, gentle, kind and considerate. I'm so grateful for every day that I'm on the planet and that continues to be so.
Richard O'BrienI have done every job in the Theatre apart from wardrobe. I was out of work more times than I was in it.
Richard O'BrienSo all the rest is O.K., but fame is a hollow ground, isn't it? It's an empty kind of thing.
Richard O'BrienThe first movie I appeared in was Carry On Cowboy, though not as an actor. I was just riding horses.
Richard O'BrienThere is always an audience for different individuals, but critics sometimes stop the audience finding the show and the show finding the audience.
Richard O'BrienI would have loved to have been in The Stand. I would also loved to have been in The Mask.
Richard O'BrienI've never been driven by fame or money or anything like that. It's never been part of my psyche.
Richard O'BrienYes, but I think the big thing for everyone is to wear what they want and what suits them.
Richard O'BrienI do like to be creative and I'm very lucky that I've been given different areas in which I'm able to do that - whether it be film or television or theatre or whatever. I'm also still into music and recording.
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