Quotes By Tab Hunter

Rock Hudson wasn't my type. He's a great guy and had a great sense of humor.

I'd work for John Waters again, because he's so off the wall.

I lived a very don't-ask, don't-tell life.

I did Polyester, and I don't regret one minute of it. It was wonderful.

I wasn't an actor. They they take the externals. Here I was, a kid thrown into Hollywood with a brand-new name, starring in motion pictures.

John Wayne treated me fine, but that macho stuff turns me off. It's not real.

I learned denial from my mother. I just never confronted things and if anybody did, I just would go crazy.

A lot has been written about Tony Perkins and myself and I figured, Let's get it straight. I had a relationship with Tony for two to three years, but those are only threads in the tapestry of my whole life.

The people that really were important, that mattered, had a great foundation. I had no training. I had to learn while doing, and it was really difficult.

Hollywood cools, and when it cools you have to go to where the work is. I ran off to Italy to do spaghetti westerns.

I said, God, the press and people, they just really hate me and I'm really trying. Geraldine Page said, Listen to this, Tab. If people don't like you, that's their bad taste.

I turned into a workaholic to the point of where my health was in jeopardy.

All the things that happen to people in the industry today, the actors, what they have to put up with, all the people wanting to know every single moment of their lives - I think it's really sad.

People place such importance on the external. It's disgusting.

I don't care whether people like me or dislike me. I'm not on earth to win a popularity contest. I'm here to be the best human being I possibly can be.

I knew Jimmy Dean. He tested for 'Battle Cry'. Paul Newman tested for 'Battle Cry'. I did nine tests to finally get that role.