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Richard Widmark

Richard Weedt Widmark (December 26, 1914 – March 24, 2008) was an American film, stage, and television actor and producer.

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Gary Cooper was a good friend. He was a great nature lover. He was like an American Indian, he knew every leaf that was turned over. It was an education to go for a walk with him.

Alaska, Education, Good Friend, Leaf, Lover, Nature

I was playing this horrible part. I didn't didn't want to play it because the character was an awful racist. But I'm glad I did it because I met Sidney Poitier.

Character, Horrible, Met, Part, Play, Racist

Mankiewicz was a brilliant director.

Brilliant, Brilliant Ideas, Director, Directors, Mankiewicz

I loved Jack Ford. I got him in his later days, and he was a total tyrant and a total autocrat and an Irish drunk. But I had a great time.

Days, Drunk, Fog, Jack, Time, Tyrants

Ford used to come to work in a big car with two Admiral's flags, on each side of the car. His assistant would be there with his accordion, playing, Hail to the Chief.

Accordion, Big, Car, Two Sides, Work, Would Be

Many of my friends were blacklisted. America should be ashamed of it forever.

America, Ashamed, Forever, Friends

John Ford was so funny that I couldn't wait to go to work in the morning.

Ford, Funny, Morning, Waiting, Work

There was something about Marilyn. She couldn't act her way out of a bag, but she became an icon because something happened between her and the lens, and no one knows what it is.

Bag, Bags, Icons, Knows, Lenses, Way

I was never a part of the Actor's Studio, because two friends of mine started it in 1947 and by that time I'd gone to California.

California, Friends, Gone, Part, Two

You have to compromise all the way. The only thing that counts is the result.

Compromise, Counts, Result, Results, Way

Anne Baxter was a very good actress, Donna Reid was great. You couldn't name an actress I wasn't crazy about.

Actress, Actresses, Crazy, Name, Names

Kazan was an old friend, I met him in 1938. He picked up radio jobs for eating money, so I met him on a couple of radio shows. Later on I was in a play he directed.

Couple, Eating, Jobs, Money, Picked, Shows

Hoods are good parts because they're always flashy and attract attention. If you've got any ability, you can use that as a stepping stone.

Attention, Flashy, Parts, Stepping, Stones, Use