Sir Richard Burton

Famous quotes containing the words richard burton, richard and/or burton:

    “Richard Burton is now my epitaph, my cross, my title, my image. I have achieved a kind of diabolical fame. It has nothing to do with my talents as an actor. That counts for little now. I am the diabolically famous Richard Burton.”
    —Richard Burton (1925–1984)

    “See, see, King Richard doth himself appear,
    As doth the blushing discontented sun
    From out the fiery portal of the east.”
    —William Shakespeare (1564–1616)

    “Richard Burton is now my epitaph, my cross, my title, my image. I have achieved a kind of diabolical fame. It has nothing to do with my talents as an actor. That counts for little now. I am the diabolically famous Richard Burton.”
    —Richard Burton (1925–1984)