I had read the novel and I had heard David Lean was going to direct it - and it came as a surprise to me because American actors, if given the chance, can do style as well as anybody and speak as well as anybody.
-- Rod Steiger
   
Rod Steiger   Name:
Rod Steiger
Type:
Actor
Nationality:
American
Birth:
April 14, 1925
Death:
July 9, 2002
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