Tim Curry

“I mean, I was hesitant in that, if it worked, it might be a difficult thing to shake off. But, really, I’ve always thought that [a part] wasn’t worth doing unless you took a risk.”

Tim Curry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-27

Curry said this in a 1975 television interview, explaining his hesitation that if the role worked it might be difficult to shake off but that a part wasn't worth doing unless you took a risk.

“When I read it, I just thought it was very, very witty and funny,”

Tim Curry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-27

Curry said this about the Rocky Horror script in a 1975 television interview, confessing to some initial reluctance to star in the role.

“I’m not much of a man by the light of day. But by night, I’m one hell of a lover. I’m just a sweet transvestite from transsexual Transylvania,”

Tim Curry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-27

Curry sang this line as the cross-dressing scientist Frank-N-Furter in the 1975 film adaptation of The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

“I was hesitant in that, if it worked, it might be a difficult image to shake off. But really, I’ve often thought that it wasn’t worth doing unless you took a risk.”

Tim Curry · said 1975-01-01 · reported 2026-08-26

Curry added prophetically that he was hesitant about the role's image but felt taking a risk was necessary.

“It’s not tough to maintain,”

Tim Curry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

Curry told Los Angeles Magazine about maintaining his sense of humor three years after suffering a stroke.

“The distinctions between who I really am and who I’ve pretended to be as an actor have proven to be a source of great disappointment to some audiences. It has not caused me much personal distress beyond the periodic necessity to deter stalkers,”

Tim Curry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

Curry wrote this in his memoir "Vagabond," published the previous year in part to commemorate the 50th anniversary of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show."

“the freedom of being somebody else.”

Tim Curry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

In one of his last on-camera interviews, Curry spoke to Ben Mankiewicz for "CBS Sunday Morning" in October about what he loved about acting.

“It seemed like something that would go,”

Tim Curry · said 1975-01-01 · reported 2026-08-26

Tim Curry discussed his role as Dr. Frank N. Furter in a 1975 TV interview in London.

“It's neither a blessing nor a curse. I was lucky to get it,”

Tim Curry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

Curry reflected on his iconic role as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in an interview with Los Angeles Magazine.

“It is just part of my DNA.”

Tim Curry · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-26

Curry told Los Angeles Magazine about maintaining his sense of humor three years after suffering a stroke.