Patrick Macnee quotes

Patrick Macnee was a British actor, best known for his iconic role as John Steed in the television series "The Avengers." His charismatic screen presence and sophisticated style made him a beloved figure in popular culture. He is remembered as an emblematic figure of British television and classic espionage drama. Here are 13 of his quotes:

Accomplishment is such a patronizing, dangerous word, isn't it? I haven't really accomplished anything. The most accomplished thing I've done is to have lived this long - 81. (Patrick Macnee)
Until the year 1967, it was a crime, for which you could be put in prison, to make homosexual love to someone in your own house. If they came in and caught you at it, you could be put into prison. This has changed - I'm talking about England, incidentally. View quote
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The radio even weren't allowed to say there was a Holocaust and people were being killed right, left and center in these terrible camps. View quote
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I went to acting school, but only for nine months. If you're an actor, you know, don't really need to learn how to do it. View quote
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And in the Second World War, you didn't just read about it in the newspapers because you weren't allowed to read it in the newspapers. It was all censored, you know? So nobody knew what we were doing. View quote
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Well, you know, I was through the whole of the Second World War and saw all my friends killed. View quote
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I was absolutely delighted that those shows have been preserved. View quote
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So I find the fascination, the love, the incredible skill and everything to do with acting, writing plays, and doing them, just darling. Lovely. I love actors. View quote
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Television has some lovely aspects to it - and some ghastly aspects - but the theater itself was a wonderful invention. View quote
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The only danger about websites, you know, is people who remember something you did or said thirty or forty years ago, and bring it up against you, so you're going for a job and you don't get it. View quote
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I like most of the Humphrey Bogart movies because they had to act then, and they acted very well. Edward G. Robinson is probably the best actor I've ever seen on the movies. (Patrick Macnee)
I mean, everyone says Citizen Kane. It isn't that great, anyway. And Orson Welles I knew well, of course. He made other incredible films that no one would let him make, which were much better than Citizen Kane, really. View quote
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It doesn't work that way, you know, because most parts that you think you'd do well, most other people don't. So they offer you something - The Avengers is a good example... I fitted into that because I came from that sort of background. It's not even acting. View quote
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Patrick Macnee

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Occupation: British Actor
Born: February 6, 1922
Died: June 25, 2015
Quotes count: 13