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I enlisted when I was a boy. The Navy looked after me like my mother. It fed me, took care of me and gave me wonderful opportunities.

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Mother

Care

Navy

Every movie I've been in has ended up on television.

Tony Curtis

Television

Everywhere I go in the world, people know me and recognise me and really show affection for me.

For instance, I always have one hanging in Budapest in the mayors office.

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Office

Now I'm a painter. That was another opportunity I was able to pursue, I've been painting all my life, now it's become a second career because of my success in the movies.

At 17, I dreamed of seeing the world. At 19, I had been around the world and back.

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World

I enjoy being recognized whatever environment I'm in.

Tony Curtis

Being

Environment

The government gave me enough money to go to acting school.

But where there is no art show, I would still be painting.

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Art

Painting

But my longevity is due to my good timing.

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Longevity

Painting is much more than therapy to me its a way of life.

The service meant so much to me. You don't know privileged I feel and how lucky I am to have served.

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Service

The movie business is very twisted, out of site, out of mind, you know.

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Business

Mind

Yes I'm still working, but my life's no longer filled with it.

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Life

They gave me away as a prize once - a Win Tony Curtis For A Weekend competition. The woman who won was disappointed. She'd hoped for second prize - a new stove.