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Donald Sutherland [1935-0] Canadian
Rank: 102
Actor


Donald McNichol Sutherland, OC is a Canadian actor whose film career spans six decades.
Sutherland rose to fame after starring in series of successful films including The Dirty Dozen, M*A*S*H, Kelly's Heroes, Klute, Don't Look Now, Fellini's Casanova, 1900, Animal House, Invasion of the Body Snatchers, Ordinary People and Eye of the Needle. 

Age, Chance, Government, Imagination



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Everything was my fault. I was so dumb. But if I hadn't made the mistakes I made, I wouldn't have met the wonderful woman I've been married to for over 30 years, so I guess that makes the mistakes OK.
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No, I'm not rich. I had a tax problem in this country, curiously enough, and my accountant said the British government was patently wrong in taxing me, and they were, but we couldn't persuade them and it cost me everything I had. Government
102
At my age, you sort of fart your way into a role. Age
103
I have never planned anything. I have been doing this job for over 50 years. I have been paid to work with some wonderful people and it has been a huge gift, to me.
104
Vietnam was a lie but at least there was a political agenda. It was the domino theory. Iraq is about nothing but George Bush's ego laced with imperialist ambitions. And it was helped by your government.
105
What the nation's built on is discussion, contradiction and growth, and at the moment you can't discuss anything. If you do start to discuss it, you get criticized. If people hate us, you have to find out why and try to solve that problem.
106
You have a little bit of talent, a certain amount of good fortune and a lot of hard work in pursuit of whatever truth you can find in it, and if you are really lucky, a terrific partner and I have that and those four things worked out for me.
107
I had a kind of meandering little career, and then I was given a chance to play one of the bottom six in The Dirty Dozen. Chance
108
I am so glad my wife tolerates me. And we have three wonderful sons.
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I don't think I have one iota of cynicism about acting.
110
I love grabbing my wife and going to a distant location to film.
111
I would look a little silly playing Casanova now.
112
Not too much, though there's a certain amount of rancour and bitterness when someone tries to fire you.
113
The only thing I feel passionate about is my wife.
114
To them though, not to us, we were just a catalyst for their imagination. Imagination
115
But even with no money you could still go to places like the Scotch Club and, you know, John Lennon might be sitting right over there, but I was certainly not a part of any of that circle. I was truly peripheral.
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But no, I love acting, it's a wonderful job.
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I have been able to play a lot of guys and they have kept me working.
118
Joe Wright called me and I also had some trepidation along those lines but he said no, it would work. He had a very clear and specific idea of what he wanted to do.
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