Joel McCrea's Quotes
Born: 1905-11-05
Profession: Actor
Nation: American
Biography of Joel McCrea
I don't believe in anti-heroes. Duke Wayne played a mean guy but never an anti-hero.
Tags: Guy, Mean, PlayedI have no regrets, except perhaps one: I should have tried harder to be a better actor.
Tags: Actor, Regrets, TriedI turned down as many roles that I thought were beyond my abilities as I did ones I thought weren't good enough.
Tags: Enough, Good, ThoughtMy first business deal was with my mother. I invested in chickens. I sold the eggs to my mother.
Tags: Business, Deal, MotherPeople say I'm a one-note actor, but the way I figure it, those other guys are just looking for that one right note.
Tags: Actor, Guys, LookingI always felt so much more comfortable in the Western. The minute I got a horse and a hat and a pair of boots on, I felt easier. I didn't feel like I was an actor anymore. I felt like I was the guy out there doing it.
Tags: Actor, Guy, HorseI liked doing comedies, but as I got older I was better suited to do Westerns. Because I think it becomes unattractive for an older fellow trying to look young, falling in love with attractive girls in those kinds of situations.
Tags: Love, Trying, Young