We all wanted to copy Vivien Leigh.

If I wanted to copy you, I would have bought a manual.

— Anonymous

If only Vivien Leigh had stayed in England, that part would have been mine.

— Joan Bennett

To me Vivien Leigh was a tragic heroine of classic proportions: chosen, blessed and abandoned by the gods. Obstinately she tried to control and…

— Elaine Dundy

Vivien Leigh was a phenomenal actress, a very complicated woman, living on the edge of mental problems, haunted by demons and angels. And though…

— Rebecca De Mornay

She was obsessed with French and Swedish cinema. I also remember our mother showing us 'Gone With the Wind' very early on. She absolutely…

— Felicity Jones

To have a childhood surrounded by people like Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh sounds glitzy, but for years I wanted to repress it.…

— Michael Korda

“I know everyone has to face periods of despondency and that one must not always trust everyone, or else one can be very hurt.…

— Kendra Bean

I wanted to be like Vivien Leigh in 'Gone With the Wind.' I wanted to have black hair, green eyes and break hearts.

— Terry Farrell

She was just Ma, and I didn't grow up in some kind of acting dynasty: Orson Welles didn't come round and give me a…

— Rachael Stirling

“I hope my life will prove a useful & good one, to many people." - Vivien Leigh”

— Kendra Bean

“Meanwhile Canon Leigh in his study did not know what on earth he ought to do; and when he remembered that he had four…

— Elizabeth Goudge

Leigh - anne , jade , jesy & perrie

— Unkown

When I make films, I work with Mike Leigh, who's the most prolific director in England.

— Lesley Manville

Leigh [Bowery] would make up stories about people committing suicide or going on hunger strikes because they were refused entry at the door.

— Boy George

I often draw from people in my own experience to base a character on, going back to my days with Mike Leigh.

— David Thewlis