Peter O'Toole

by Robert Sellers

  all right author’s interview with Christopher Fulford.

  One really just felt so bloody relieved author’s interview with Patrick Quarmby.

  My nose starts bleeding Night & Day, April 2001.

  For I admire nothing more Bryan Forbes, A Divided Life.

  TWENTY

  It didn’t fit into the wrapper author’s interview with Richard Rush.

  I love company Rolling Stone, 25 November 1982.

  Albert read it and said author’s interview with Michael Gruskoff.

  Peter, er, it’s really good avclub.com, 2012.

  Peter very kindly author’s interview with Mark Linn Baker.

  Michael, we simply can’t do this author’s interview with Michael Gruskoff.

  He must be a real Method actor author’s interview with Michael Gruskoff.

  I’m going to his hotel author’s interview with Michael Gruskoff.

  Peter got immediately sick author’s interview with Mark Linn Baker.

  Dear boy, there’s only two things to remember author’s interview with Mark Linn Baker.

  He made the movie what it is author’s interview with Michael Gruskoff.

  You need money to win an Oscar author’s interview with Michael Gruskoff.

  Planco was asked to drop by the set author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  And Peter was one of those author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  We were always being followed author’s interview with Anthony Harvey.

  He gave her enormous encouragement author’s interview with Anthony Harvey.

  It cured me of most of the insecurities Esquire, 1982.

  This is Zulu-style living Playboy, 1982.

  Jesus, Peter, they’re mighty plants author’s interview with Paul D’Alton.

  He went absolutely mad author’s interview with Paul D’Alton.

  He was also a great lover of young people author’s interview with Paul D’Alton.

  He was a contradiction author’s interview with Amanda Plummer.

  I have to go! author’s interview with Paul D’Alton.

  TWENTY-ONE

  We could have rows, not speak for years author’s interview with Patrick Dromgoole.

  Peter was not a man who was obedient author’s interview with Patrick Dromgoole.

  When you have a character author’s interview with Patrick Dromgoole.

  Sometimes I’d just look across the stage author’s interview with Lisa Harrow.

  He sometimes used to soar author’s interview with Lisa Harrow.

  He was technically brilliant author’s interview with Michael Byrne.

  I think a critic once said author’s interview with Patrick Dromgoole.

  When in a clinch with Lisa Harrow author’s interview with Michael Byrne.

  He was an actor author’s interview with Michael Byrne.

  I think he only had half a pancreas author’s interview with Michael Byrne.

  Something had gone wrong with Peter author’s interview with Lisa Harrow.

  I’ll never forget it author’s interview with Lisa Harrow.

  As I began my lines author’s interview with Lisa Harrow.

  Delighted, he called his friend Hohn Standing British GQ, 2013.

  The only thing I want more than life itself Irish Examiner, February 2014.

  Karen was a lovely woman author’s interview with Paul D’Alton.

  It’s strange that for such a gregarious author’s interview with Paul D’Alton.

  There was a slight author’s interview with Paul D’Alton.

  a little something Christopher Fox, The Cambridge Companion to Jonathan Swift (Cambridge University Press, 2003).

  Ray would love to direct you in it author’s interview with Ray Cooney.

  The thing that really impressed me author’s interview with Ray Cooney.

  Over the following weekend author’s interview with Ray Cooney.

  He was very much like Donald Sinden author’s interview with Ray Cooney.

  Peter was terrific as Higgins author’s interview with Ray Cooney.

  Peter was amazing with her author’s interview with Ray Cooney.

  It was a breathtaking author’s interview with Steve Railsback.

  Richard lost touch email to the author from Burton’s widow Sally.

  Because if we did Elizabeth Harris.

  And Richard told me afterwards Elizabeth Harris.

  Peter loved Richard author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  Onstage, Peter lay back Daily Mail, 1986.

  Peter was really the obvious choice author’s interview with Jeremy Thomas.

  Peter had been unwell author’s interview with Jeremy Thomas.

  Now, outside that hotel author’s interview with Jeremy Thomas.

  He knew everything that you did author’s interview with Jeremy Thomas.

  And they helped us author’s interview with Jeremy Thomas.

  We would talk culture author’s interview with Jeremy Thomas.

  He’d talk to people he was interested in author’s interview with Basil Pao.

  Peter stood in front of that grave author’s interview with Basil Pao.

  TWENTY-TWO

  Mr O’Toole has lost his voice author’s interview with Ivar Brogger.

  I’ll never forget this particular night author’s interview with Ivar Brogger.

  Ivar, do you know author’s interview with Ivar Brogger.

  Peter, I have to tell you author’s interview with Ivar Brogger.

  They never worked together author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  I calculated author’s interview with Amanda Plummer.

  I was in extreme awe of him author’s interview with Amanda Plummer.

  Playing with Peter author’s interview with Amanda Plummer.

  Oh Christ, she’s acting again author’s interview with Ivar Brogger.

  Lorcan was the apple of his eye author’s interview with Ivar Brogger.

  There was the occasion author’s interview with Ivar Brogger.

  He loved her author’s interview with Ivar Brogger.

  I think a lot of people author’s interview with Ivar Brogger.

  Not knowing what a Tony was People Magazine, 1987.

  When we were making author’s interview with Steve Railsback.

  Peter was funny author’s interview with Paul D’Alton.

  and was nearly decapitated author’s interview with Paul D’Alton.

  He told us lots and lots author’s interview with Mary Coughlan.

  He’d say, always do something different author’s interview with Steve Guttenberg.

  How do you avoid kicking the dog author’s interview with Steve Guttenberg.

  absolutely great craic to make author’s interview with Mary Coughlan.

  He was so theatrical in himself author’s interview with Steve Guttenberg.

  There were always tears irishmirror.ie/news, 2007.

  fairly emotional Los Angeles Times, 1988.

  brood mare Night & Day, April 2001.

  It’s a lifestyle question People Magazine, 1987.

  What are you doing? author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  Peter went through the roof author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  Lorcan had a particular significance author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  To their surprise Ned Sherrin: The Autobiography.

  Keith, you bastard Ned Sherrin: The Autobiography.

  Just as well Ned Sherrin: The Autobiography.

  No, you won Ned Sherrin: The Autobiography.

  He did nothing author’s interview with Royce Mills.

  In this way Ned Sherrin: The Autobiography.

  It was like music author’s interview with Royce Mills.

  We gave him twenty Benson and Hedges author’s interview with Royce Mills.

  Oh fucking hell author’s interview with Royce Mills.

  This one’s a corpse author’s interview with Royce Mills.
/>   He didn’t trust me at all author’s interview with Royce Mills.

  You know that three or four pages author’s interview with Royce Mills.

  It was the most marvellous author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  And he looked just like Peter author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  The film was meant to be Night & Day, April 2001.

  TWENTY-THREE

  I think Lorcan’s birth British GQ, 2013.

  There was a proper twenty-two-yard strip author’s interview with Michael Neilson.

  They all went to a hallway author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  It does absolutely nothing Brian Johnston, A Further Slice of Johnners (Virgin, 2011).

  It took off very quickly author’s interview with Michael Neilson.

  You like a drink, don’t you, mate author’s interview with Michael Neilson.

  He always looked extremely fragile author’s interview with Michael Neilson.

  He always used to say to me author’s interview with Michael Neilson.

  What happens in cricket teams is guys grow up author’s interview with Michael Neilson.

  I wanted Lorcs to know British GQ, 2013.

  But then she’d forget author’s interview with Keith Hunt.

  He adored Lorcan author’s interview with Keith Hunt.

  He wafted into a room author’s interview with Keith Hunt.

  He had a room with a bar author’s interview with Keith Hunt.

  He paid for the use author’s interview with Keith Hunt.

  One of the guys got out author’s interview with Keith Hunt.

  TWENTY-FOUR

  But then Australian Equity objected to me author’s interview with Royce Mills.

  It feels like old times author’s interview with Tony Palmer.

  Sing it, hum it, shout it author’s interview with Tony Palmer.

  As I understood it author’s interview with Tony Palmer.

  Well, no author’s interview with Tony Palmer.

  That’s got no relevance to Jimmy Porter author’s interview with Tony Palmer.

  If he arrived on a movie set author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  He was frail, though author’s interview with Jack Gold.

  It was put together author’s interview with Lee Nelson.

  They literally stopped author’s interview with Lee Nelson.

  The trailer that he had author’s interview with Lee Nelson.

  So I open the door author’s interview with Lee Nelson.

  When I saw author’s interview with Lee Nelson.

  The common denominator Independent, 13 February 1998.

  I lived a few houses away author’s interview with Bruce Montague.

  They were really close author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  Peter got very depressed author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  Ah, Jesus, I miss waking up Entertainment Weekly, 2001.

  Chaps like us Robert Sellers, Hellraisers (Preface, 2008).

  Now – disease Independent, 13 February 1998.

  Over similar calls author’s interview with Joe Chappelle.

  Not surprisingly author’s interview with Joe Chappelle.

  And Peter nailed it author’s interview with Joe Chappelle.

  I thought he was quite spry author’s interview with Joe Chappelle.

  I just wish author’s interview with Joe Chappelle.

  Funny, brilliant Maxim, 2001.

  It fitted him author’s interview with Royce Mills.

  He has managed to improve ‘This Is London’, Associated Newspapers, 5 August 1999.

  Spacey! What have you got me into now Parkinson, 2002.

  It’s a wonderful play Spacey on David Letterman, 2007.

  Absolutely appalling Spacey on David Letterman, 2007.

  It was an ideal play British GQ, 2013.

  TWENTY-FIVE

  There is a saying author’s interview with Bernardo Stella.

  He smoked author’s interview with Martin Bell.

  When he talked about politics author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  If we were at the Players Club author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  Peter said author’s interview with Barry Cryer.

  until I got a call author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  When they took him away author’s interview with Peter Medak.

  Peter used to come in author’s interview with Elizabeth Harris.

  Peter was in tears author’s interview with Elizabeth Harris.

  He was very frail author’s interview with Andrew Sinclair.

  Both of them, Peter told me Down Under Milk Wood (Timon Films, 2014) © Andrew Sinclair.

  Peter’s coming on author’s interview with Andrew Sinclair.

  O’Toole, look at you Down Under Milk Wood (Timon Films, 2014) © Andrew Sinclair.

  We’d planned to meet author’s interview with Jeremy Thomas.

  I could barely ask him author’s interview with Roger Young.

  We thought it was serious author’s interview with Roger Young.

  I don’t want you author’s interview with Roger Young.

  It’s an experience author’s interview with Roger Young.

  That evening we were supposed to have dinner author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  I want it up author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  and absolutely not author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  This is slightly bollocks author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  Well, I am very sorry author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  It’s expanded a touch author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  He is clearly under the illusion author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  Maurice’s spare, simple dialogue author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  Oh, well author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  Battsek told us that O’Toole author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  We feel him peering author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  When who did I see author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  Peter smiles and the room lights up author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  O’Toole getting more author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  when he is fractious author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  Darling, I can’t understand author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  How unnerving for an actress author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  As the weeks went on author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  Richard Griffiths was a narcoleptic author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  knackered and panting author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  He collapsed author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  He is too fucking knackered author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  a competitive geriatric ballet author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  He’s a cunt author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  He really is author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  God knows what reserves of strength author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  He was very ambivalent author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  a Roger Michell picture author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  The old cunt author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  O’Toole true to form author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  We were very lucky author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  And that’s the reason author’s interview with Roger Michell.

  TWENTY-SIX

  There’s only one voice in my head author’s interview with Brad Lewis.

  He seemed to really enjoy the process author’s interview with Brad Lewis.

  Peter gave me the biggest author’s interview with Brad Lewis.

  Dad introduced us People, 1981.

  And he was lionized there auth
or’s interview with Martin Bell.

  At one Oldie lunch author’s interview with Barry Cryer.

  He loved wrong-footing people author’s interview with Barry Cryer.

  His legs had gone author’s interview with Barry Cryer.

  I can no longer walk British GQ, 2013.

  I knew I was finished Guardian, 2007.

  If he was ill author’s interview with Michael Redwood.

  His memory was like a computer author’s interview with Michael Redwood.

  I went to speak to him author’s interview with Gary Raymond.

  There were, of course, lapses author’s interview with Michael Redwood.

  How fucking dare you author’s interview with Michael Redwood.

  They were quite close author’s interview with Nicole Reinheart.

  And he worked till he dropped author’s interview with Michael Redwood.

  TWENTY-SEVEN

  I’m not bloody Edith Piaf British GQ, 2013.

  They live at the side of my bed British GQ, 2013.

  Just at the point author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  Peter doesn’t feel the need author’s interview with Johnnie Planco.

  We’d sort of gone author’s interview with Billy Foyle.

  By this stage with me author’s interview with Billy Foyle.

  It was celebratory author’s interview with Martin Bell.

  It was a big shock Telegraph, 2014.

  The world has lost a great actor Independent, 2013.

  PETER O’TOOLE’S WORK IN FILM, TELEVISION AND THEATRE

  FILMS

  Kidnapped (1960)

  Director: Robert Stevenson

  Cast: Peter Finch, James MacArthur, Bernard Lee, John Laurie, Niall MacGinnis, Finlay Currie, Peter O’Toole (Robin Macgregor)

  The Savage Innocents (1960)

  Director: Nicholas Ray

  Cast: Anthony Quinn, Yoko Tani, Carlo Giustini, Marie Yang, Andy Ho, Peter O’Toole (uncredited)

  The Day They Robbed The Bank Of England (1960)

  Director: John Guillermin

  Cast: Aldo Ray, Elizabeth Sellars, Peter O’Toole (Capt. Monty Fitch), Kieron Moore, Albert Sharpe, Joseph Tomelty, John Le Mesurier, Andrew Keir, Hugh Griffith, Arthur Lowe

  Lawrence of Arabia (1962)

  Director: David Lean

  Cast: Peter O’Toole (T. E. Lawrence), Alec Guinness, Anthony Quinn, Jack Hawkins, Omar Sharif, José Ferrer, Anthony Quayle, Claude Rains, Arthur Kennedy, Donald Wolfit

  Becket (1964)

  Director: Peter Glenville

  Cast: Richard Burton, Peter O’Toole (King Henry II), John Gielgud, Gino Cervi, Paolo Stoppa, Donald Wolfit, David Weston, Martita Hunt, Pamela Brown, Siân Phillips, Felix Aylmer