I Was Very Pleased You Know, And I Was Afraid That I Might Stick Out, But I Didn't. My Happiest Thing About That Picture Is That I Proved That American Actors Can Speak As Well And Also Fit In With An Ensemble Like That. - SearchQuotes

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I was very pleased you know, and I was afraid that I might stick out, but I didn't. My happiest thing about that picture is that I proved that American actors can speak as well and also fit in with an ensemble like that.

Rod Steiger

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