My portrayal of Fagin was all to do with my experience in comedy and revue.

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  My training was that you fill in the canvas where it needs colour and polishing. You start with the

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  Now I can see I was at fault for not being more considerate, but when we were doing the show I didn

• Ron Moody:

  Working on a film, you don't get time to develop rivalries, but the theatre is like a little villag

• Ron Moody:

  I've no regrets. You take responsibility for your actions.

• Ron Moody:

  Playing Fagin in the play and film was a small miracle.

• Ron Moody:

  The day after the Oscars, I flew back to London to film a television play for Anglia. It was a big

• Ron Moody:

  Pressure makes people react in different ways. Some people plunge in, and others take the way out.

• Ron Moody:

  I was offered Fagin-type roles, but I wanted to do new things. I could have worked in America, but

• Ron Moody:

  Fate destined me to play 'Fagin.' It was the part of a lifetime.

• Ron Moody:

  My proudest moment was the number 'Reviewing the Situation.' I suspect that, because I gave my all