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> [Being another character is more interesting than being yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/being-another-character-is-more-interesting-than-being-yourself/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

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## More by John Gielgud

> [You can be good in a good movie, you can be good in a bad movie, you can be bad in a bad movie,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/you-can-be-good-in-a-good-movie-you-can-be-good-in-a-bad-movie-you/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

> [Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/acting-is-half-shame-half-glory-shame-at-exhibiting-yourself-glory/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

> [I'm sure there isn't an after-life. If there were, Ivor Novello would have got a message to us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/i-m-sure-there-isn-t-an-after-life-if-there-were-ivor-novello-would/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

> [One mustn't allow acting to be like stoc kbroker - you must not take it just as a means of earning a living, to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/one-mustn-t-allow-acting-to-be-like-stoc-kbroker-you-must-not-take-it/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

> [Usually one must go to a bowling alley to meet a woman of your stature.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/usually-one-must-go-to-a-bowling-alley-to-meet-a-woman-of-your-stature/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

> [I think the young actor who really wants to act will find a way ... to keep at it and seize every opportunity that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/i-think-the-young-actor-who-really-wants-to-act-will-find-a-way-to/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

> [Ingrid Bergman speaks five languages and can’t act in any of them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/ingrid-bergman-speaks-five-languages-and-can-t-act-in-any-of-them/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

> [Your English style will no doubt put all the other gentlemen to bed. I speak figuratively, of course.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/your-english-style-will-no-doubt-put-all-the-other-gentlemen-to-bed-i/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

> [I am all in favour of spontaneity, providing it is carefully planned and ruthlessly controlled.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/i-am-all-in-favour-of-spontaneity-providing-it-is-carefully-planned/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

> [One's self-image is very important because if that's in good shape, then you can do anything, or practically anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/one-s-self-image-is-very-important-because-if-that-s-in-good-shape/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

> [When I first went to America in 1928, there were spittoons everywhere. I remember avoiding spit as it flew past me in Times Square.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/when-i-first-went-to-america-in-1928-there-were-spittoons-everywhere/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

> [Being another character is more interesting than being yourself.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/being-another-character-is-more-interesting-than-being-yourself/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

> [It is very hard to cast a number of plays adequately from the same company of actors without several parts being miscast.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/it-is-very-hard-to-cast-a-number-of-plays-adequately-from-the-same/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

> [Most of my friends seem to be either dead, extremely deaf or living on the wrong side of Kent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/most-of-my-friends-seem-to-be-either-dead-extremely-deaf-or-living-on/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

> [I never accept lengthy film roles nowadays, because I am always so afraid I will die in the middle of shooting and cause such…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-gielgud/i-never-accept-lengthy-film-roles-nowadays-because-i-am-always-so/)

[John Gielgud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-gielgud/)

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