John Huston was a superb master. He knew how to make good films. I did three things with him. One is called Independence. It plays in Philadelphia, for free. It's been playing there for 25 years.
Eli Wallach

My first Western was called The Magnificent Seven.
Eli Wallach

My wife says that stage acting is like being on a tightrope with no net, and being in the movies, there is a net - because you stop and go over it again. It's very technical and mechanical. On stage you're on your own.
Eli Wallach

One thing changes every evening: It's the audience, and I'm working my magic. I'm always learning from it.
Eli Wallach

So I wanted to show what I did with the money. So I got red silk shirts, beautiful hats, wonderful saddles, a great horse, and two gold teeth. So that was the way I did it.
Eli Wallach

The big secret in acting is listening to people.
Eli Wallach

The trouble with that movie is that you had to see Chinatown the day before you saw The Two Jakes.
Eli Wallach

This country has a complex about age. It's unbelievable. If you're over thirty, you've had it in this country.
Eli Wallach

Well, I go to the theater today, and its curtain - there is no curtain in this play; the lights go down and go up - and we start. And I live this character for two hours. There are only two of us in the play. And It's a complete experience.
Eli Wallach

Well, I was getting a lot of money then, and I wasn't getting any Hollywood films, so I just did those. I'd always do a play in between. Whenever I ran low on funds, I'd always rush off to do a movie somewhere.
Eli Wallach

Well, I've maybe gotten 200 requests for interviews about Marilyn, and I just decided I'm gonna do my own.
Eli Wallach

What is it in my makeup that makes me grab any offer and fly around the world? Will I ever be satisfied? Can't I ever just rest?
Eli Wallach

When I saw the movie, I said, I wish I had heard the music. I would have ridden the horse differently.
Eli Wallach

When you have to shoot, shoot, don't talk.
Eli Wallach

Yes, I won the Bafta. I thought the British were very intelligent.
Eli Wallach