Dirk Bogarde Quotes

United Kingdom, Actor
March 28, 1921 – May, 8, 1999.

Sir Derek Jules Gaspard Ulric Niven van den Bogaerde (28 March 1921 – 8 May 1999), known professionally as Dirk Bogarde, was an English actor and writer. Initially a matinée idol in films such as Doctor in the House (1954) for the Rank Organisation, he later acted in art-house films. In a second career, he wrote seven best-selling volumes of memoirs, six novels and a volume of collected journalism, mainly from articles in The Daily Telegraph.

Also known as Writer

The kind of acting I used to enjoy no longer exists because your prime consideration is the budget, running time, the cost - and whether they'll understand it in Milwaukee.

Dirk Bogarde
- Time
- Running
It was said of me recently that I suffered from an Obsessional Privacy. I can only suppose it must be true.

Dirk Bogarde
- True

I don't lose my temper often; about once every twenty years perhaps.

Dirk Bogarde
Living in a tower, however secure it may feel, is hardly a social attribute.

Dirk Bogarde
- May
So I'm in quite the wrong profession obviously.

Dirk Bogarde
The camera can photograph thought.

Dirk Bogarde