I’d come out of the army after five years as a medic. I was a medical administrator and we ran hospitals, and I was a Captain in the army at the end, in 1945. Eli Wallach Read Quote
Everyone thinks acting is easy. It’s far from easy, but it’s the most gratifying thing I do. Eli Wallach Read Quote
But I went to the University of Texas in the 30s, and while there I learned to ride. Mostly polo ponies. Eli Wallach Read Quote
But Clint I love, because Clint was my mentor. I knew nothing about making an Italian movie. Eli Wallach Read Quote
And that movie was underrated – Nuts – because it deals with a terrible subject, but It’s very well done. Eli Wallach Read Quote
Well, 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 Wallach Read Quote
Well, 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 Wallach Read Quote