15+ Ray Walston Quotes On Education, Star Trek And Prairie

Ray Walston was an American actor best known for his role as the alien "Uncle Martin" in the 1960s TV series My Favorite Martian. He also had a memorable role as the judge in the movie musical Bye Bye Birdie and was nominated for an Academy Award for his role in the film version of the musical Sweet Charity. Walston was also well known for his roles in the films Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Popeye, and The Sting. Following is our collection on famous quotes by Ray Walston on life, education, leadership.

I suppose when I was a kid, and I went to movies, and later went to some plays on my own when I got a little older, in New Orleans, where I was living then, I zeroed in on the actor. — Ray Walston

I should have been trying to build a career, rather than leaving it in the hands of somebody else. — Ray Walston

Talent will come out. — Ray Walston

I don't watch television. — Ray Walston

I was very conscious of the actor; watched what he did. — Ray Walston

I don't see all the movies that come out. — Ray Walston

If it's not in New York, let's say it's in St. Louis, then they've got to find a place or get with someone who knows about the work... they've got to find a place like that and do scenes, and then try to get in plays. — Ray Walston

You could walk the streets, no matter how hungry people were, not matter how long they'd been out of jobs, you could walk the streets, you could ride the subways in New York, and you would not get knocked in the head. — Ray Walston

But I would like to think that it's the actor that makes the difference in these cases. Not the director, not the guy that wrote the book, not the guy that adapted it for the screen, but the actor. — Ray Walston

I love going on location, and the location was nice. — Ray Walston

I have worked with some very great directors. — Ray Walston

If they're working in a workshop somewhere, where there is, let's say, uh... only twenty people, or something like that, that's still, when they work and do a scene, that's still working in front of somebody. — Ray Walston

I feel that the thing that probably aided me the most in that scene with the dog was the utilization and using an actual recreation, affective memory, if you want to call it, of pain. — Ray Walston

I've often wondered, when they've done Of Mice And Men on stage, and I've seen it, how they did that gun thing. I've watched it on stage, but I don't remember it. — Ray Walston

I didn't study acting. — Ray Walston

Life Lessons by Ray Walston

1. Ray Walston's work teaches us that hard work and dedication can lead to success, no matter what obstacles you may face.
2. His performances demonstrate the importance of passion and enthusiasm in any endeavor.
3. Walston also shows us that with enough determination, anything is possible.