Richard O'Brien Quotes

• I absolutely adore working in the realms of fantasy.

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• I’ve never been driven by fame or money or anything like that. It’s never been part of my psyche.

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• To play a role where you get to reveal intellectual change is wonderful.

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• I paid my dues at drama school and worked backstage in every Theatre in London.

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• I’m surrounded by it. I have so many lovely people around me who are supportive, gentle, kind and considerate. I’m so grateful for every day that I’m on the planet and that continues to be so.

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• We were a Western civilisation, an English speaking civilisation, both NZ and Australia, and we had all these influences coming from both Great Britain and America to us; sending us their culture in the shape and form of movies and television.

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• Writers never get a very good deal in Hollywood.

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• Life’s too short to be working with divas.

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• I would have loved to have been in The Stand. I would also loved to have been in The Mask.

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• I have done every job in the Theatre apart from wardrobe. I was out of work more times than I was in it.

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Richard O'Brien (30)

Birth:	25th March, 1942
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Actor, Broadcaster, Writer

About

Richard Timothy Smith, better known under his stage name Richard O'Brien, is an English writer, actor, television presenter and theatre performer. He is perhaps best known for writing the cult musical The Rocky Horror Show and for his role in presenting the popular TV show The Crystal Maze.

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