Charles Laughton
Birthday: 1 July 1899, Victoria Hotel, Scarborough, Yorkshire, England, UK
Height: 173 cm
Charles Laughton was born in Scarborough, North Riding of Yorkshire, England, to Eliza (Conlon) and Robert Laughton, hotel keepers of Irish and English descent. He was educated at Stonyhurst, Royal Ac ...Show More
I have a face like the behind of an elephant.
I have a face like the behind of an elephant.
I have a face that would stop a sundial.
I have a face that would stop a sundial.
Method actors give you a photograph. Real actors give you an oil painting.
Method actors give you a photograph. Real actors give you an oil painting.
They can't censor the gleam in my eye.
They can't censor the gleam in my eye.
It's got so that every time I walk into a restaurant, I get not only soup but an impersonation of Ca Show more
It's got so that every time I walk into a restaurant, I get not only soup but an impersonation of Captain Bligh. Hide
[on Gary Cooper] I knew in a flash Gary had something I should never have. It is something pure and Show more
[on Gary Cooper] I knew in a flash Gary had something I should never have. It is something pure and he doesn't know it's there. In truth, that boy hasn't the least idea how well he acts. Hide
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