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In Britain, an attractive woma...

In Britain, an attractive woman is somehow suspect. If there is talent as well, it is overshadowed. Beauty and brains just can't be entertained; someone has been too extravagant. This does not happen in America or on the Continent, for the looks of a woman are considered a positive advertisement for her gifts and don't detract from them.

Vivien Leigh 147 quotes

Scarlett: You should die of sh...

Scarlett: You should die of shame to leave me here alone and helpless. Rhett: You helpless? (laughs) Heaven help the Yankees if they capture you.

Vivien Leigh 147 quotes

People who are very beautiful ...

People who are very beautiful make their own laws.

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Streetcar is a most wonderful,...

Streetcar is a most wonderful, wonderful play.

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You must tell me who I might h...

You must tell me who I might have hurt. I have to write them an apology.

Vivien Leigh 147 quotes

You know the passage where Sca...

You know the passage where Scarlett voices her happiness that her mother is dead, so that she can't see what a bad girl Scarlett has become? Well, that's me.

Vivien Leigh 147 quotes

You can do things reasonably w...

You can do things reasonably well, even if you dislike them very much. I've been very fortunate. I've done mostly plays in my life that I loved to do.

Vivien Leigh 147 quotes

Why can't I have a decent, cle...

Why can't I have a decent, clean illness?

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When I was at school at Paris,...

When I was at school at Paris, I had special lessons from Mademoiselle Antoine, an actress at the Comedie Francaise, and I was taken to every sort of play. I felt very grand.

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When I come into the theatre I...

When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act because I like trying to give pleasure to people.

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We play Shakespeare all the ti...

We play Shakespeare all the time in England, and we play to all classes.

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Tonight I should like to play ...

Tonight I should like to play dominoes.

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This has been an extraordinary...

This has been an extraordinary week. Friends have been most remarkable.

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The place roared with applause...

The place roared with applause! Even though the reviews have been mixed, word of mouth must have been terribly good.

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The Nepalese are a dear people...

The Nepalese are a dear people, smiling and warm-truly beautiful faces-also the warmth of the Tibetans and some Chinese.

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The American attitude appears ...

The American attitude appears to be changing considerably-two months ago one dared not mention politics-and they're a little cowed now, thank God.

Vivien Leigh 147 quotes

Streetcar is a most wonderful,...

Streetcar is a most wonderful, wonderful play.

Vivien Leigh 147 quotes

Stanley Kramer is the director...

Stanley Kramer is the director and producer of Ship of Fools. I shall have the first draft in a week. Meanwhile I shall try to struggle through 700 pages of the book!

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Sometimes I dread the truth of...

Sometimes I dread the truth of the lines I say. But the dread must never show.

Vivien Leigh 147 quotes

Shaw is like a train. One just...

Shaw is like a train. One just speaks the words and sits in one's place. But Shakespeare is like bathing in the sea - one swims where one wants.

Vivien Leigh 147 quotes

Добрые, щедрые, великодушные: 6 советских актеров, которые были всеобщими любимчиками

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Советских актёров часто ставят в пример как образец духовной силы, национальной гордости и внутренней красоты. Они стали символами эпохи, носителями культуры и нравственности. Но, как известно, за кул...

Десять кинозвезд, которые отлично поют

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Актеры — люди творческие, но кто бы мог подумать, что некоторые из них скрывают прекрасный голос. В эпоху раннего Голливуда актеров с музыкальными способностями было немало — это считалось скорее норм...

Мэрилин Монро, Ким Кардашьян и другие

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Неузнаваемая Ким Кардашьян в объективе фотографа Маркуса Клинко, 2009 год. Памела Андерсон в самой первой съёмке для журнала «Playboy», 1990. На фото голливудская актриса Dorothy Lamour и шимпанзе Джи...

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Расскажем, как сложилась судьба актеров, которые начинали сниматься еще в детстве.
Остаться на вершине в Голливуде удаётся не каждому, особенно если путь начался в детстве. Одни актёры теряются из-за...

Жизнь за границей: как изменились судьбы 7 уехавших телеведущих

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Два года назад отечественное телевидение столкнулось с беспрецедентной кадровой тектоникой — целая группа ярких и узнаваемых ведущих стремительно исчезла с экранов федеральных каналов. Эти лица долгие...

Кира Найтли, Деми Мур и другие

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Кира Найтли на страницах журнала к выходу фильма «Пиджак», 2005. Следы динозавра, раскопанные в русле реки Палакси. Техас. США. 1952г. Самая большая женщина рядом с самым маленьким мужчиной, 1922 год....