Peter Falk quotes:

I'm old fashioned. I really think you should know how to draw before you start painting. I use charcoal and graphite; I put a skylight in. In my house, I turned the garage into an art studio. So I'm awash in art studios.

I've worked with some terrific actors. The list of guys that came on the 'Columbo' show, I mean they were world-class actors from all over the world - Oskar Werner, Laurence Harvey, Donald Pleasence, you know... foreigners.

The only mountain that I would still like to climb: I'd like to break 85.

I came to Hollywood and nobody knew me. I was on a coupla TV shows.

You talk about what a director, he was smart. He said, Turn the camera on!

I never understood a word John Cassavetes said. And I think he did that deliberately.

I do share with the lieutenant (Columbo) one very pronounced part of his personality - he loves to talk about his wife. You can't shut him up. I have the same problem. I can tell Shera stories till three in the morning. Shera is my wife.

Ill smoke anything anybody gives me, Im not particular.

Usually, I get hired because I`m tall.

I'm just looking to get through the day.

I did do my own stunts.

If your mind is at work, we're in danger of reproducing another cliche. If we can keep our minds out of it and our thoughts out of it, maybe we'll come up with something original.

I could not chop down a tree if my life depended on it.

I remember once in high school the umpire called me out at third base when I was sure I was safe. I got so mad I took out my glass eye, handed it to him and said, Try this. I got such a laugh you wouldnt believe.