KeenBrain
KeenBrain
KeenBrain

Joel Mccrea Quotes


Share this page on

Quotes by Joel Mccrea

Showing 1-9 of 9 Quotes by Joel Mccrea

I have no regrets, except perhaps one: I should have tried harder to be a better actor.

~Joel Mccrea

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


People say I'm a one-note actor, but the way I figure it, those other guys are just looking for that one right note.

~Joel Mccrea

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


After 87 pictures in 47 years, I knew when to quit.

~Joel Mccrea

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I don't believe in anti-heroes. Duke Wayne played a mean guy but never an anti-hero.

~Joel Mccrea

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I liked doing comedies, but as I got older I was better suited to do Westerns. Because I think it becomes unattractive for an older fellow trying to look young, falling in love with attractive girls in those kinds of situations.

~Joel Mccrea

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I always felt so much more comfortable in the Western. The minute I got a horse and a hat and a pair of boots on, I felt easier. I didn't feel like I was an actor anymore. I felt like I was the guy out there doing it.

~Joel Mccrea

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I turned down as many roles that I thought were beyond my abilities as I did ones I thought weren't good enough.

~Joel Mccrea

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


My first business deal was with my mother. I invested in chickens. I sold the eggs to my mother.

~Joel Mccrea

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


I never pretended to be a great actor.

~Joel Mccrea

Topics: None

Keywords: None


Suggest an Edit


Cite the source


Save to Favorites


Collect


Biography

Nationality: American

Type: Actor

Born: November 5th, 1905

Died: October 20th, 1990

Links

Find Joel Mccrea on Amazon

Related Authors

Jimmy Dean
Johnny Depp
Clint Eastwood
Bruce Lee
Will Rogers
Will Smith
John Wayne
Orson Welles

Popular Authors

Napoleon Bonaparte Les Brown Albert Camus Marie Curie Marcus Garvey Charles Spurgeon Margaret Thatcher Mary Wollstonecraft

Change your beliefs...change your life.

Get a related quote or insight every day.

(it's 100% free)

Follow Us On

Today's Birthdays

1822 - Alexander Mackenzie

1834 - Sabine Baring-Gould

1853 - Jose Marti

1873 - Sidonie Gabrielle Colette

1887 - Arthur Rubinstein

1892 - Ernst Lubitsch

1910 - John Banner

1912 - Jackson Pollock

1924 - Sally Watson

1929 - Claes Oldenburg

Birthdays on January 28th
All Birthdays

Popular Topics

Alone Best Father's Day Health Knowledge Thankful Time Veterans Day