Peter O'Toole

by Robert Sellers

  I like being around men Robert Sellers, Hellraisers (Preface, 2008).

  refused entry by the captain Sunday Telegraph magazine, 1980.

  We were silly and young and drunken Entertainment Weekly, 2001.

  Evenings with Peter Adrian Turner, Robert Bolt.

  a deep philosophical attitude author’s interview with Sheila Allen.

  If you wanted to be a proper actor USA Today, 2007.

  the common man author’s interview with Frawley Becker.

  a drunk author’s interview with Frawley Becker.

  But whatever he did in the evening author’s interview with Frawley Becker.

  I give Peter three more years author’s interview with Frawley Becker.

  This must be what death feels like author’s interview with Frawley Becker.

  Why don’t we go back to the original author’s interview with Frawley Becker.

  Spiegel will die Andrew Sinclair, Spiegel: The Man Behind the Pictures (Weidenfeld & Nicolson, 1987).

  If anyone goes author’s interview with Frawley Becker.

  He put his arm around me author’s interview with Frawley Becker.

  Everyone went still author’s interview with Frawley Becker.

  THIRTEEN

  The thought of Peter O’Toole on his hands and knees Guardian, 2013.

  One afternoon she raised the issue Siân Phillips’ autobiography.

  intermittently ecstatic or unbelievably dreadful Siân Phillips’ autobiography.

  My father decreed politico.ie, 2007.

  I lock myself away for a month New York Times blog, 2011.

  I didn’t want to become Michael Freedland, Peter O’Toole.

  If it’s going to be wrong Michael Freedland, Peter O’Toole.

  I might as well do it O’Toole interview, TCM film festival.

  I don’t quite know author’s interview with Anthony Harvey.

  Do you think author’s interview with Anthony Harvey.

  I don’t believe a word author’s interview with Jane Merrow.

  There was something about being author’s interview with Anthony Harvey.

  was always rolling author’s interview with Anthony Harvey.

  I know I had a crush author’s interview with Jane Merrow.

  Harvey remembers author’s interview with Anthony Harvey.

  And Peter was no exception author’s interview with Jane Merrow.

  Hello, pig author’s interview with Anthony Harvey.

  When O’Toole kept her waiting author’s interview with Anthony Harvey.

  Jane explains what happened next author’s interview with Jane Merrow.

  Many of us were Telluride Film Festival, 2002.

  I thought he was author’s interview with Anthony Harvey.

  About two in the morning author’s interview with Anthony Harvey.

  That was one of the conditions author’s interview with Jane Merrow.

  Jane herself can recall author’s interview with Jane Merrow.

  One night Nigel Stock Quentin Falk, Anthony Hopkins: The Biography (Virgin, 2004).

  Bloody agony it was Robert Sellers, Hellraisers (Preface, 2008).

  At first I tried to put the thing out Guardian, 2013.

  The gloves are off author’s interview with Anthony Harvey.

  The problem was keeping a straight face Nicholas Wapshott, Peter O’Toole.

  I never enjoyed author’s interview with Anthony Harvey.

  Bliss author’s interview with Jane Merrow.

  disgraceful conduct Michael Freedland, Peter O’Toole.

  It was an amazing performance author’s interview with Roger Young.

  It’s always a little tricky author’s interview with Petula Clark.

  After dinner word must have got out author’s interview with Petula Clark.

  Although when I went out with Peter author’s interview with Petula Clark.

  I thought he pulled it off author’s interview with Petula Clark.

  Every morning I would see him drinking author’s interview with Petula Clark.

  As usual, the meal turned into a boisterous occasion author’s interview with Petula Clark.

  He was always trying to get his hands on author’s interview with Petula Clark.

  I had the feeling author’s interview with Petula Clark.

  That’s how we felt about each other author’s interview with Petula Clark.

  That was the real Peter author’s interview with Petula Clark.

  I don’t think he was in great health author’s interview with Petula Clark.

  FOURTEEN

  And this big, tall, lanky author’s interview with Billy Foyle.

  You know we’re not going to make Michael Freedland, Peter O’Toole.

  We had to rejig the shooting author’s interview with Michael Craig.

  We were standing there Chris Williams (ed.), The Richard Burton Diaries.

  To be quite honest author’s interview with Phyllida Law.

  The finest thing I’ve ever seen Michael Freedland, Peter O’Toole.

  Siân remembers one extraordinary episode Siân Phillips’ autobiography.

  Because of one’s fear author’s interview with Michael Deeley.

  It was a dangerous location author’s interview with Michael Deeley.

  The fella who was driving the boat author’s interview with Michael Deeley.

  Peter was the absolute soul author’s interview with Michael Deeley.

  We had a few more drinks Tonight Show, 2007.

  who clearly decided Tonight Show, 2007.

  We drank every single drop Tonight Show, 2007.

  Yates had this passion author’s interview with Michael Deeley.

  Finally, one night we came back author’s interview with Peter Medak.

  They wanted him to do author’s interview with Peter Medak.

  I remember the plane for some reason author’s interview with Peter Medak.

  We were having lunch author’s interview with Peter Medak.

  They all involved bars author’s interview with Carolyn Seymour.

  He gave me everything author’s interview with Carolyn Seymour.

  But in those days everybody was drinking author’s interview with Peter Medak.

  That is the measure of his talent author’s interview with Carolyn Seymour.

  Peter was incredibly intelligent and bright author’s interview with Peter Medak.

  O’Toole was one in a million author’s interview with Carolyn Seymour.

  All the Sloane ranger types author’s interview with Carolyn Seymour.

  O’Toole sang songs all night Down Under Milk Wood (Timon Films, 2014) © Andrew Sinclair.

  And once he heard O’Toole was on board author’s interview with Andrew Sinclair.

  Andrew, you’re a lucky bastard Down Under Milk Wood (Timon Films, 2014) © Andrew Sinclair.

  I am not drinking on your film Down Under Milk Wood (Timon Films, 2014) © Andrew Sinclair.

  If he had not been capable Down Under Milk Wood (Timon Films, 2014) © Andrew Sinclair.

  In the middle of a line Down Under Milk Wood (Timon Films, 2014) © Andrew Sinclair.

  That won’t do Down Under Milk Wood (Timon Films, 2014) © Andrew Sinclair.

  You’ve lost your filum, Andrew Down Under Milk Wood (Timon Films, 2014) © Andrew Sinclair.

  So off they went author’s interview with Andrew Sinclair.

  And irrepressible Down Under Milk Wood (Timon Films, 2014) © Andrew Sinclair.

  Why’s that? Robert Sellers, Hellraisers (Preface, 2008).

  And then we’d carry the other home Esquire, 2007.

  ‘Elizabeth,’ said Burton Esquire, 2007.

  I was thrown out of the car author’s interview with Andrew Sinclair.

  I didn’t do very much directing author’s interview with Arthur Hiller.

  About ten minutes into the first act author’s interview with Arthur Hiller.

  One afternoon, as the cameraman was setting up a s
hot author’s interview with Arthur Hiller.

  No, we don’t need you author’s interview with Arthur Hiller.

  I couldn’t work for eight months author’s interview with Arthur Hiller.

  he never even saw the film author’s interview with Arthur Hiller.

  The business is run by the cornflakes men Nicholas Wapshott, Peter O’Toole.

  twenty years of it in one uninterrupted lump Nicholas Wapshott, Peter O’Toole.

  FIFTEEN

  Foyle will never forget one occasion author’s interview with Billy Foyle.

  And really he shouldn’t have got planning permission author’s interview with Billy Foyle.

  Plants must be sturdy Playboy, 1982.

  They had swimming pools politico.ie, 2007.

  There was a coldness author’s interview with Billy Foyle.

  Peter rarely talked about his personal life author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  You could go in and out author’s interview with Billy Foyle.

  I don’t attend either Playboy, 1982.

  After a while author’s interview with Billy Foyle.

  We had some jolly old evenings author’s interview with Billy Foyle.

  Mummy, Daddy author’s interview with Billy Foyle.

  Pete Postlethwaite was called out from class author’s interview with Oliver Senton.

  I imagine that he might have been author’s interview with Sara Kestelman.

  In the rehearsal room author’s interview with Sara Kestelman.

  It was a completely brilliant author’s interview with Sara Kestelman.

  He would humiliate him author’s interview with Sara Kestelman.

  But I wasn’t expecting O’Toole author’s interview with Sara Kestelman.

  Certainly there were little liaisons author’s interview with Sara Kestelman.

  He was maddening author’s interview with Sara Kestelman.

  He was a star author’s interview with Sara Kestelman.

  He saved our bacon Michael Freedland, Peter O’Toole.

  Hell, that’s like Robert Sellers, Hellraisers (Preface, 2008).

  Looking totally dissipated Foster Hirsch, Otto Preminger: The Man Who Would Be King.

  This was the height of the bombings Observer, 2007.

  Or the script author’s interview with Erik Preminger.

  Otto loved British actors author’s interview with Erik Preminger.

  I remember though Peter rubbing the back of my neck author’s interview with Erik Preminger.

  Peter came with a fully realized portrait author’s interview with Jack Gold.

  We used to do some of his old routines author’s interview with Jack Gold.

  He was old and arthritic author’s interview with Jack Gold.

  It wasn’t intelligent white man author’s interview with Jack Gold.

  It also had to have author’s interview with Jack Gold.

  SIXTEEN

  Hey, don’t do that Michael Freedland, Peter O’Toole.

  I suggested they put in a zip Nicholas Wapshott, Peter O’Toole.

  hovered between life and death Siân Phillips’ autobiography.

  He’ll outlive us all Siân Phillips’ autobiography.

  It was a photo-finish Nicholas Wapshott, Peter O’Toole.

  ‘You know,’ he said, ‘I’ve got to tell author’s interview with Barbara Carrera.

  The pirate ship has berthed Independent, 13 February 1998.

  It was all becoming a bore People, 1987.

  We both smoked Gauloises author’s interview with Michael Craig.

  He idolized O’Toole author’s interview with Billy Foyle.

  Poor McCann was very upset author’s interview with Billy Foyle.

  SEVENTEEN

  It depends what sort of mood Michael Freedland, Peter O’Toole.

  all right Michael Freedland, Peter O’Toole.

  Peter found that author’s interview with Michael Byrne.

  Before a take author’s interview with Michael Byrne.

  I’m seeing a Mrs Jones author’s interview with Michael Byrne.

  about as popular Nicholas Wapshott, Peter O’Toole.

  Hello, Johnny Malcolm McDowell interview, Guardian, 2013.

  Peter was smoking Malcolm McDowell interview, Guardian, 2013.

  Are they doing the Irish jig Malcolm McDowell interview, Guardian, 2013.

  But by this time Malcolm McDowell interview, Guardian, 2013.

  How you like to be Nicholas Wapshott, Peter O’Toole.

  He doesn’t drink any more Penthouse, May 1980.

  As for being erotic Robert Sellers, Hellraisers (Preface, 2008).

  gulf that had opened Siân Phillips’ autobiography.

  I never remember seeing them together author’s interview with Elizabeth Harris.

  O’Toole prided himself Siân Phillips’ autobiography.

  He respected people author’s interview with Jane Merrow.

  Ooh, I was a hopeless husband Night & Day, April 2001.

  dangerous, disruptive Observer, 2001.

  He did and does Irish Times, 2001.

  I think probably my mother and father Rolling Stone, 25 November 1982.

  Heartbreak House Nicholas Wapshott, Peter O’Toole.

  They took him to hospital Peter O’Toole’s memoirs.

  He talked about Siân author’s interview with Martyn Burke.

  But the odd thing was author’s interview with Martyn Burke.

  He was despondent author’s interview with Martyn Burke.

  Darling, I hope you always get your man author’s interview with Martyn Burke.

  electrifying author’s interview with Martyn Burke.

  There was something in Peter author’s interview with Martyn Burke.

  We went into this room author’s interview with Martyn Burke.

  It threw him several times author’s interview with Nate Kohn.

  He was among the most intelligent actors author’s interview with Nate Kohn.

  Something about removing his spleen author’s interview with Nate Kohn.

  I thought, three months of this tour author’s interview with Nonnie Griffin.

  The prospect of staying author’s interview with Nonnie Griffin.

  EIGHTEEN

  He defined the outer limits author’s interview with Richard Rush.

  At the beginning you recognize him author’s interview with Richard Rush.

  But I never brought up the screenplay author’s interview with Richard Rush.

  It was not easy casting Peter author’s interview with Richard Rush.

  You couldn’t ask author’s interview with Richard Rush.

  When you work with somebody like a Peter O’Toole author’s interview with Steve Railsback.

  That night I went to my trailer author’s interview with Steve Railsback.

  And that man could tell a story author’s interview with Steve Railsback.

  And I would get up author’s interview with Steve Railsback.

  We couldn’t wait to get to work author’s interview with Steve Railsback.

  One day Peter came to me and said author’s interview with Richard Rush.

  Mostly the magic author’s interview with Richard Rush.

  And the Americans were very health conscious author’s interview with Peter Strauss.

  Once he meandered off author’s interview with Peter Strauss.

  Peter was not an actor you got close to on the set author’s interview with Peter Strauss.

  And I was blown away author’s interview with Barbara Carrera.

  Did they get to you yesterday? author’s interview with Barbara Carrera.

  mentor author’s interview with Barbara Carrera.

  This scene is a close-up author’s interview with Barbara Carrera.

  And you know, Barbara author’s interview with Barbara Carrera.

  Mr O’Toole, Miss Carrera author’s interview with Barbara Carrera.

  At the end of perhaps their most pivotal
scene together author’s interview with Peter Strauss.

  NINETEEN

  Frawley Becker, the dialogue coach, remembers author’s interview with Frawley Becker.

  All working for buttons Sunday Telegraph magazine, 1980.

  Peter was very much his own man author’s interview with Jack Gold.

  In the last analysis Bryan Forbes, A Divided Life.

  To a great extent Bryan Forbes, A Divided Life.

  It was like listening to a mature public schoolboy author’s interview with Kevin Quarmby.

  Peter did his soliloquies author’s interview with Christopher Fulford.

  I can still hear him author’s interview with Kevin Quarmby.

  Right, now Kevin author’s interview with Kevin Quarmby.

  Let’s say he was sailing author’s interview with Kevin Quarmby.

  He was stoned out of his mind author’s interview with Susan Engel.

  Do you know how many times Bryan Forbes, A Divided Life.

  What you need is some Kensington gore Bryan Forbes, A Divided Life.

  This guy would have killed anyone for Peter author’s interview with Kevin Quarmby.

  He was very genial to me author’s interview with Christopher Fulford.

  You should be looking at me author’s interview with Kevin Quarmby.

  It was an inevitable car crash author’s interview with Kevin Quarmby.

  It was an imbalance Bryan Forbes, A Divided Life.

  We had chilli con carne author’s interview with Christopher Fulford.

  would provoke an explosion Bryan Forbes, A Divided Life.

  Peter, old son Bryan Forbes, A Divided Life.

  In the wings author’s interview with Kevin Quarmby.

  In my view author’s interview with Kevin Dromgoole.

  What’s it like to be laughed at author’s interview with Patrick Dromgoole.

  I view it almost like author’s interview with Kevin Quarmby.

  There was a real sense author’s interview with Kevin Quarmby.

  It was farcically author’s interview with Kevin Quarmby.

  In a cry for help author’s interview with Patrick Dromgoole.

  I’ve forgotten how to do it author’s interview with Patrick Dromgoole.

  If you’re going to have a disaster Robert Sellers, Hellraisers (Preface, 2008).

  I hear you’ve had a bit of stick Melvyn Bragg, Rich: The Life of Richard Burton (Hodder & Stoughton, 1988).

  The word was that Nat author’s interview with Kevin Quarmby.

  When I had my moments on stage with him author’s interview with Christopher Fulford.

  Absolutely, no problem author’s interview with Christopher Fulford.