Richard Harris Quotes

I didn't want to play a rancher. I didn't want to have a cowboy hat on; I wanted to get away from that in the things I do. But I read the script and fell in love with it. As hard as I tried to say no, I couldn't.

I drank more wine when I wasn't working as much, to be honest.

I've never gotten in too much trouble with alcohol. I've never had a drinking problem, really.

If you told me I was going to live to 240, I would take 10 years off and try and act. I don't have that kind of time, so I'd much rather stick to playing guitar.

I adore clothes, I adore drinking. I just don't have the time or the inclination to totally indulge in it.

It creates a conflict of interest - what songs would I use for me, and what would I use for the band.

I loathe and detest movies and television and don't watch any. I do not have the time.

I would rather do a project that I've invested so much time to, rather than try to get a part on another show.

I drink because I'm thirsty.

I knew I'd always be a second-rate academic, and I thought, 'Well, I'd rather be a second-rate novelist or even a third-rate one'.

A man who wants time to read and write must let the grass grow long.

It's not that I don't enjoy TV. If I had infinite time, I would watch it.

I sift through the scripts offered to me and see what is worth attempting, because I think there is no point in wasting your time in doing something which you are not too keen on. I try and do whatever I feel interested in.

I don't like drinking, basically.

I would not have thought of eating a meal without drinking a beer.

Let's face it: part of being a grownup is that every day you have to choose between going out at night or staying home, and it is one of life's unhappy truths that there is not enough time to do both.

And the beer I had for breakfast wasn't bad, so I had one more for dessert

Don't you drink? I notice you speak slightingly of the bottle. I have drunk since I was fifteen and few things have given me more pleasure.

What use was money if you didn't have the time to enjoy it?

Wine prepares the heart for love, unless you take too much.

Never drink if you've got any work to do. Never.

I don't drink because I have problems or I want to escape. I just love drinking and being drunk.

Drinking is in reality an occupation which employs a considerable portion of the time of many people; and to conduct it in the most rational and agreeable manner is one of the great arts of living.

I think I think too much. That's why I drink!

I’m going out, remember?” I prodded. “And I’m going to drink too much, which makes me horny. Don’t forget to take your vitamins, ace.