Rip Torn Quotes

Be your own politics, grow your own garden, and maybe you can help out more.

When I grew up, people said, 'You'll never be the man your dad was.' And I said, 'Gee, I hope not.'

I've got two old Volvos, two old Subarus, and an old Ford Ranger. If you've got an old car, you've gotta have at least several old cars, 'cause one's always gonna be in the garage.

I think most actors are shy. I really do. The greatest actors can disappear. I had friends call me the Blend-In Man.

If you're lucky enough to have a pretty girl love you and share herself and sleep with you, make that your secret. The best way to spoil love is by talking to too many people about it.

I used to be friends with Miles Davis. He didn't like many folks. I lived across the street from him.

You can never turn your back on the ocean.

If you can dodge a wrench, you can dodge a ball.

Is it necessary for me to drink my own urine? No, but I do it anyway because it’s sterile and I like the taste.

Never think you're better than anyone else, but don't let anyone treat you like you're worse than they are.

Don't ever humiliate a man. If you're gonna have to dress him out, you take him aside and do it that way. That's the one thing I don't like about Hollywood: They go in for public humiliation. You shouldn't do that to a man.

I honor religion except when it gets into shedding blood.