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I'm rather bored by the subje...

I'm rather bored by the subject - meaning me. It's a sort of a yoke, but at times you know, a yoke is a kind of comfort. And it's always there.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

The art of persuasion. The ac...

The art of persuasion. The actor persuades himself, first, and through himself, the audience.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

Autograph-hunting is the most...

Autograph-hunting is the most unattractive manifestation of sex-starved curiosity.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

In the great wealth, the grea...

In the great wealth, the great firmament of your nation's generosities this particular choice may perhaps be found by future generations as a trifle eccentric, but the mere fact of it . . . the prodigal, pure, human kindness of it . . . must be seen as a beautiful star in that firmament which shines upon me at this moment, dazzling me a little, but filling me with warmth of the extraordinary elation, the euphoria that happens to so many of us at the first breath of the majestic glow of a new tomorrow.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

Work is life for me, it is th...

Work is life for me, it is the only point of life - and with it there is almost religious belief that service is everything.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

Use your weaknesses; aspire t...

Use your weaknesses; aspire to the strength.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

What is acting but lying and ...

What is acting but lying and what is good lying but convincing lying?

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

[on whether he harbored any r...

[on whether he harbored any resentment at his forced retirement from the stage after he was fired by Britain's National Theater] I should be soaring away with my head tilted slightly toward the gods, feeding on the caviar of Shakespeare... An actor must act.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

[May 1958, on playing Macbeth...

[May 1958, on playing Macbeth at age 30 and age 48] When you're a young man, Macbeth is a character part. When you're older, it's a straight part.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

We used to have actresses try...

We used to have actresses trying to become stars; now we have stars trying to become actresses.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

Don't waste your time strivin...

Don't waste your time striving for perfection; instead, strive for excellence - doing your best.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

I am far from sure when I am ...

I am far from sure when I am acting and when I am not or, should I more frankly put it, when I am lying and when I am not. For what is acting but lying and what is good acting but convincing lying?

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

A sexual athlete is not likel...

A sexual athlete is not likely to find sufficient energy for work of another athletic kind, and the acting of great parts most definitely was and always will be athletic, depending on inner if not on visible energy. Members of other professions that depend on the expenditure of physical energy must, I believe, find similar difficulties when attempting to double up on their energies. One has often heard that the most magnificent specimens of boxers, wrestlers and champions in almost every branch of athletic sport prove to be disappointing upon the removal of that revered jockstrap.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

I don't know what is better t...

I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor-to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

Above all, you must remain op...

Above all, you must remain open and fresh and alive to any new idea.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

Of all the things I've done i...

Of all the things I've done in life, directing a motion picture is the most beautiful. It's the most exciting and the nearest than an interpretive craftsman, such as an actor can possibly get to being a creator.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

You must have - besides intui...

You must have - besides intuition and sensitivity - a cutting edge that allows you to reach what you need. Also, you have to know life - bastards included - and it takes a bit of one to know one, don't you think?

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

You think you're an artist; p...

You think you're an artist; prove it

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

Acting is illusion, as much i...

Acting is illusion, as much illusion as magic is - and not so much a matter of being real.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

Acting, is not a profession f...

Acting, is not a profession for adults.

Laurence Olivier 62 quotes

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