Rolf Harris
Height: 179 cm
Rolf Harris came to London in 1952 to study Art. A year later he was appearing on TV as an artist and storyteller and had his first hit as a singer in the early sixties with Tie Me Kangaroo Down Sport ...Show More
People say "Are you going to retire?" To me that sort of equates with lying down and dying. When you Show more
People say "Are you going to retire?" To me that sort of equates with lying down and dying. When you're doing something you love to do, why would you stop? Hide
It's essential that you make eye contact with your audience. You've got to know what's happening out Show more
It's essential that you make eye contact with your audience. You've got to know what's happening out there. If you make eye contact with just one person, everybody in the place, by some indefinable magic, is sure that you're talking to them personally. Hide
Can you tell what it is yet?
Can you tell what it is yet?
I don't quite know what the reason for critics' existence is really. They seem to sit there and try Show more
I don't quite know what the reason for critics' existence is really. They seem to sit there and try and think of something snide to say about something which is fairly popular, so if it's popular they think it can't be any good. Hide
[on his longevity] Try and spread a lot of love and affection around the world. The most important t Show more
[on his longevity] Try and spread a lot of love and affection around the world. The most important thing is not to 'con' the public. Be real. Hide
I like to slosh on paint to kill the white of the canvas with a bit of turpentine. Then I start with Show more
I like to slosh on paint to kill the white of the canvas with a bit of turpentine. Then I start with a blur which looks something like the subject and I gradually refine it. Hide
I don't mind how they [people] see me as long as they see me.
I don't mind how they [people] see me as long as they see me.
I draw the line at filth and crude language. It seems to be an excuse for not being funny.
I draw the line at filth and crude language. It seems to be an excuse for not being funny.
The most wonderful magic is watching someone doing a drawing in front of your eyes and that's why dr Show more
The most wonderful magic is watching someone doing a drawing in front of your eyes and that's why drawing and painting on TV is wonderful - it's always a total mystery, and the training I have had in fine art, I have been able to use that. Hide
I can't bear the thought of having everything in an exhibition being the same, I hate it when I go i Show more
I can't bear the thought of having everything in an exhibition being the same, I hate it when I go into a gallery and the paintings are all identical, with the same subject but from slightly different angles. Hide
I hope that maybe I am on this planet to try and spread a bit of love and affection and to try and h Show more
I hope that maybe I am on this planet to try and spread a bit of love and affection and to try and help people to warm toward their fellow man instead of all this destruction and misery Hide
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