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But, Tarantino has seen all of my movies. He's seen my good stuff, he's seen my bad stuff, he's seen the ones I directed, he's read my autobiography. There's an awful lot of things he knows about me, all of which I think had something to do with his casting.

~David Carradine

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Because you know how you say I've got to really get down and really do some training and then of course, you never do or you do it for a couple of weeks and slough it back off again but I'm being forced to do something that I really want to do and I loved it.

~David Carradine

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'Born to play? Hmmm. Probably Romeo... or Hamlet, I guess. Also, I'd be a great Alexander the Great.

~David Carradine

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I studied music formally. I was probably less formal about my study of acting than anything.

~David Carradine

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Most actors spend a lot of time training themselves to be an actor. And I kind of didn't do that.

~David Carradine

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There are wonderful films that become studio films, but they're conceived independently. That's where the action is. 'Being John Malkovich' is a great example of a picture you wouldn't think the studios would want, and it turns out to be a movie that touches everybody's heart.

~David Carradine

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I'm analytical as an actor, and one of the things Quentin did was free me from that.

~David Carradine

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That's Quentin. He's an absolute master of his own fate. If he agrees with you, he'll change his mind instantly. If he thinks that he's right, there's no way you can get him to change his mind.

~David Carradine

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I went to 17 different schools when I was a kid. Every time I went to school, no matter what I talked like, it was always from the wrong place.

~David Carradine

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I did get to hang out with my dad for a little while. I went with him to summer stock. I watched him be a real king of the world. He'd ship out as a star in summer stock. He sometimes directed the shows. I learned a lot from him - not just about acting, but about everything, how to handle a woman.

~David Carradine

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Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: October 8th, 1936

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