There’s this game a friend and I used to play. If you could invite 10 people, living or dead, to a dinner party, who would be on your guest list? My list has changed over the years, but one guest has always been present, and that’s Peter O’Toole.
A brilliant raconteur, I have no doubt that he would be a delight at any dinner party. He lead a full life and told the most amazing stories. I could have sat at his feet and listened to him for hours. Every one of his movies was a gift, and the world will be entertained by him for years to come.
Here is one of his stories, which is extremely appropriate during this very sad time:
He once said that he had sent a jacket to a dry cleaner, and try as they might, they could not get the stain out of it. They returned it to him with a note that said, “It distresses us greatly to return something which is less than perfect.” He said that he planned to have that put on his tombstone.
Rest in Peace, Peter O’Toole, you seductive storyteller, you. I’ll see you at my dinner party.
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