If we destroy the biosphere, then mankind will die. We all waste our time worrying about stupid wars and petty jealousy and greed, and all the time, we’re sitting on a time bomb. – Ron Moody
My training was that you fill in the canvas where it needs colour and polishing. You start with the words on the first night and keep adding bits of business. – Ron Moody
I went to the London School of Economics to study sociology and psychology on a serviceman’s grant. – Ron Moody
I’ll never forget seeing ‘Guys and Dolls’ over and over. I used to sit up in the coliseum watching this magnificent musical. Brilliant. – Ron Moody
I’d been collecting eccentric moves since I was a kid and didn’t even know that the dance step I improvised in ‘Be Back Soon’ was called a ‘pas de basque.’ – Ron Moody
The world is always reinventing itself, and so should you. I used to say, ‘I haven’t started yet.’ Sadly, most people don’t develop their potential. – Ron Moody
I never thought about settling down. I was obsessed with my career – I was blinkered. I finally met a woman who was worthy of me. Then we settled down and had many children. – Ron Moody
Pressure makes people react in different ways. Some people plunge in, and others take the way out. – Ron Moody
Now I can see I was at fault for not being more considerate, but when we were doing the show I didn’t think it was my job to be considerate to other people. – Ron Moody
I was offered Fagin-type roles, but I wanted to do new things. I could have worked in America, but there was a recession in the British film industry, and I wanted to work in England. I’ve no regrets. – Ron Moody
I grew up with music hall and revue and was used to filling in the little gaps here and there to get bigger audience reaction. – Ron Moody
Working on a film, you don’t get time to develop rivalries, but the theatre is like a little village, and the differences between me, Lionel and Georgia grew. – Ron Moody
I felt very insecure about whether I was up to recreating my stage ‘Fagin’ in front of a camera. – Ron Moody
Fate destined me to play Fagin. It was the part of a lifetime, and I was the only actor to be in the stage production and in the film. – Ron Moody
For me, making the show work was getting belly laughs – like most variety artists. But the straight actor believes you fix your performance in rehearsal and that’s it. – Ron Moody
The day after the Oscars, I flew back to London to film a television play for Anglia. It was a big mistake because you never really get acknowledged for wanting to work in England, as I did. – Ron Moody
My proudest moment was the number ‘Reviewing the Situation.’ I suspect that, because I gave my all to the role and because I was working with such a fine team of people, it inhibited my future career. – Ron Moody
