When I have criticism that I feel is unfair, the rejection does disturb me, but it also strengthens me. I used to get turned down for all sorts of jobs. I used to writhe in pain, but then I would say, ‘Good. Good. I will get stronger for this.’ Steven Berkoff Read Quote
I do a devilish borscht, and I’m very good at pickles. I used to make jars and jars of sweet-and-sour pickled cucumbers. Steven Berkoff Read Quote
My first name used to be Leslie. I snipped that off and put my middle name, which was Steven, in the front. Steven Berkoff Read Quote
I’d like to be remembered with affection, with regard, and with just a smallest amount of admiration – that here’s a man who walked against the tide. Steven Berkoff Read Quote
I liked Stanley Kubrick from the start. He had a warm, benign nature and offered himself to you as a friend and ally. He seemed to possess no airs or attitudes, neuroses, or predilection towards tantrums. Steven Berkoff Read Quote
Los Angeles is a weird mixture of every influence that Europe has dropped in its melting pot. It is hot, arid, picturesque, seething, banal, sometimes plain pleasant, and sometimes awesome. Steven Berkoff Read Quote
After watching my poor mother being sometimes neglected by my father, it was almost tattooed on my brain that I would never cause hardship or despair to a partner. Steven Berkoff Read Quote
Transgender casting is a kind of literalism. It is the same with racial casting. This means that you can now only play Othello if you are black. There is something quite tainted about it. It is a form of racism in itself. Steven Berkoff Read Quote