Steven Berkoff Quotes

As long as my mouth, hands, and brain still work, I'll be out there doing it. I'm going to keep going 'til I'm not there anymore. This is what's keeping me alive and feeling young and inspired.

I want to keep playing until I am at least 50.

My retiring days are behind me - they're going to have to throw me out now.

I was determined to dance. That's why I lasted so long.

I'm going to tap until I can't: I'll be so old, all I can do is walk out from the wings to stage center. But I'll be there.

Retire? Me? I'll go when they get tired of me at Old Trafford or when I can no longer do the job.

Ageing is something that both men and women are utterly terrified about.

I'm not going to give up doing interesting things. I'm going to do it as long as I possibly can and hopefully have longevity in this business.

If you want to act, you have to devote yourself to it. Send out letters and photos every day, work all the hours under the sun, whatever it takes. If you're not determined, you won't get anywhere.

You have to know that 99% of auditions you're not going to get.

I just feel like I can live on. I hope I can reach 100. I think today if you just keep doing, keep working, that - maybe that's possible.

I'm not giving up acting, I'm definitely not going to stop.

If they can beat me, fine. But I'm not leaving until they beat me.

Doing as much as you can for as long as you can - that's the motto.

I find, to my amazement, that I have reached the age of 90!

Be a bobbed cork: When you are pushed down, bob up.

To be able to work for 20 years as an actor in an industry that is not so predictable, I'm grateful every day. I'll do it till I drop, I guess - or drop out.

I don't ever want to be carried off the court.

I've learned that sticking around counts for something.

You may come and go, but the real test is to see how long one can manage to stay in the game.

Live to 97 and you can do anything.

I want to learn how to stick around this league. I don't think there's a cheat code to it. But the sooner you find it out, the better you'll be.

Even when I'm 70, I'm still gonna write rhymes.

If you're looking for longevity, you have to be a hard worker.

My plan is to keep playing until I fall over.