Quotes from Tim Curry

I'm not a conventional leading man at all and have no wish to be.

I want to establish a wide range and play all kinds of parts. It's that sort of acting career I really respect. I like to turn a sharp left from whatever I've done before because that keeps me awake. That's why I want to be an actor - I don't want to play endless variations on one character.

My career has evolved at its own peculiar pace. American careers are supposed to have a much more singular direction than I've been able to... stomach.

I've never modeled myself on anybody, but there are a lot of people whose work I really admire and attitudes I certainly subscribe to.

Don't dream it, be it.

I think artists are driven by the engine of their own talent, but it's a question of what use they put it to.

Contrary to popular belief, I don't just play dreadful old villains.