Donald Sutherland Biography

"It bewilders me how anyone could think me and Julie were doing that for real… There were at least two other people in the room." [On his famous love scene in Don't Look Now]

"At my age, you sort of fart your way into a role."

"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."

"I was up for a great part but they told me: 'Sorry, you're the best actor but this part calls for a guy-next-door type. You don't look as if you've ever lived next door to anyone'."

"When you're working for a good director, you become subjective and submissive. You become his concubine. All that you're seeking is his pleasure."

"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."