Top 25 Quotes & Sayings by David Soul
Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actor David Soul.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
The most important thing is story-telling. It's as singular and old-fashioned as that.
I was never jailed. The fact is that I was arrested, but I went into a diversion programme, and by that time I'd already begun working in what was called anger management. It was a painful and awful moment.
At only 20 years old I got married. I was still a kid myself, but in those times, if you got someone pregnant, you had no choice but to get married. So I left school and the only thing I could do was sing.
I was an accidental actor. I was never formally trained.
I went into acting because I had to make a good living. I had a child now and I had to support him any way I could... I wasn't happy, but I wasn't unhappy. I was just doing what I had to do to survive.
To deal with the stark reality of having hit or hurt a woman or child, to deal with the initial responsibility you have not to do that and the knowledge you did do it, can be incredibly hard.
Once in a while I'll get moved to do some exercise. It's something I long for but the biggest problem is bending down and putting my tennis shoes on. Once I go out I'm OK.
It's important to move the theatre into the 21st Century.
Yes, your home is your castle, but it is also your identity and your possibility to be open to others.
I believe that a parent's role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children.
Paul and I were both struggling actors. One night he would serve me in a restaurant, and the next night I would serve him. It was what out of work actors did.
Sometimes I feel an obligation to be accessible as a personality, but for me the driving force since the beginning has always been good work, taking risks, trying new things. If the door opens, go through it. Always go forwards.
Being on the move all the time is draining, but the rewards make up for it.
Nobody teaches you to be a father. Nobody teaches you to be a husband. Nobody teaches you how to be a star. You have to learn to work with the tools.
My father was my main influence. He was a preacher, but he was also a history and political science teacher, and since he was my hero, I wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a teacher.
One of my beliefs is that there are certain institutions within a community which stand for the spirit and heart of that community, there's the church, the local football team, the local pub and the theatre.
It's only when gravity starts to take over you begin to think about your body.
If these theatres didn't exist, the tradition of British theatre would cease to exist.
I like to eat and I love the diversity of foods.
A job is a very healthy thing to do.
People thought me a bit strange at first; a blond haired, blue-eyed Norwegian who sang Mexican folk songs, but I used it to my advantage and got a job. And so the music became my ticket to education.
I was born into a family of preachers.
Music always came first. I never set out to be an actor.
The last major breakthrough for the theatre was electricity, and we have to push beyond that if we want to move beyond the blue-haired old ladies in the stalls. Im going to keep working on the integration of film and video technology.
I believe that a parents role is to provide a path or opportunity for their children.
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