Robert Morley Quotes (1908-1992)

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About Robert Morley

Robert Morley (26 May 1908 – 3 June 1992) was a British actor who, often in supporting roles, was regularly cast as the archetypal English gentleman representing the Establishment.

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“The British tourist is always happy abroad as long as the natives are waiters.”
“Anyone who works is a fool. I don't work; I merely inflict myself upon the public.”
“Fat men get knocked over by buses no earlier, nor later, than thin men. And I, for one, have buried most of my thin friends.”

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Robert Morley on United Kingdom

“The British tourist is always happy abroad as long as the natives are waiters.”
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Robert Morley on Tourism

“The British tourist is always happy abroad as long as the natives are waiters.”
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Robert Morley on Education

“Show me the man who has enjoyed his schooldays and I will show you a bully and a bore.”
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What Robert Morley Said About Others

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Robert Morley on British people

“The British tourist is always happy abroad as long as the natives are waiters.”
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Robert Morley on Wendy Hiller

“She was never afraid of over-acting when she felt instinctively that the role required her to do so and, as Princess Charlotte, she was in turn so fierce and so gentle that, on some evenings, after she had died in the second act it seemed a waste of time continuing with the play.”
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About Robert Morley

Robert Morley (26 May 1908 – 3 June 1992) was a British actor who, often in supporting roles, was regularly cast as the archetypal English gentleman representing the Establishment.