--- title: "1 Course Didn Quotes By Maggie Smith" description: "1 Course Didn quotes by Maggie Smith. Plus more from Maggie Smith and more Course Didn sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/maggie-smith-8377_actress_i-wanted-to-be-a-serious-actress-but-of_1509575.jpg" --- > [I wanted to be a serious actress, but of course that didn't really happen.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/i-wanted-to-be-a-serious-actress-but-of-course-that-didn-t-really/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/maggie-smith-8377_actress_i-wanted-to-be-a-serious-actress-but-of_1509575.jpg) ## More by Maggie Smith > [If someone is going to talk about the process of making a film, it should be the director.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/if-someone-is-going-to-talk-about-the-process-of-making-a-film-it/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) > [There were male colleges, and there were very few female colleges.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/there-were-male-colleges-and-there-were-very-few-female-colleges/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) > [Try not to cry too much because it can be pretty heart-breaking and pretty hard.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/try-not-to-cry-too-much-because-it-can-be-pretty-heart-breaking-and/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) > [There's a difference between solitude and loneliness.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/there-s-a-difference-between-solitude-and-loneliness/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) > [I know there is something out there and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/i-know-there-is-something-out-there-and-like-most-people-i-tend-to/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) > [When you get into the granny era, you're lucky to get anything.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/when-you-get-into-the-granny-era-you-re-lucky-to-get-anything/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) > [Sort of what you do in drama school when asked to play something way out of your reach. Anyway, we used to laugh a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/sort-of-what-you-do-in-drama-school-when-asked-to-play-something-way/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) > [I think lots of actors are very nervous and shy. I know lots of them who are, and some who aren't of course.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/i-think-lots-of-actors-are-very-nervous-and-shy-i-know-lots-of-them/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) > [Little girls, I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders, and all my pupils are the crème de la crème.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/little-girls-i-am-in-the-business-of-putting-old-heads-on-young/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) > [The drama school was in Oxford - and it's funny to think of it, but in those days when I started out the University…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/the-drama-school-was-in-oxford-and-it-s-funny-to-think-of-it-but-in/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) > [“Life is short, though I keep this from my children. Life is short, and I’ve shortened mine in a thousand delicious, ill-advised ways, a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/life-is-short-though-i-keep-this-from-my-children-life-is-short-and-i/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) > [Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/chris-and-toby-are-far-too-sane-to-be-upset-any-more/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) > [We can't escape the shadow, so the best thing we can do is notice the light and be open to it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/we-can-t-escape-the-shadow-so-the-best-thing-we-can-do-is-notice-the/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) > [I find it very difficult to do anything on my own now because people recognize me. This has never happened to me before because…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/i-find-it-very-difficult-to-do-anything-on-my-own-now-because-people/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) > [I just did adore Daniel - Daniel Radcliffe, who I had worked with before "Harry Potter" and spent a long time telling all the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/i-just-did-adore-daniel-daniel-radcliffe-who-i-had-worked-with-before/) [Maggie Smith](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-smith/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/course-didn/maggie-smith/#itemlist", "name": "1 Course Didn Quotes By Maggie Smith", "numberOfItems": 1, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I wanted to be a serious actress, but of course that didn't really happen.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maggie Smith" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-smith/i-wanted-to-be-a-serious-actress-but-of-course-that-didn-t-really/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/maggie-smith-8377_actress_i-wanted-to-be-a-serious-actress-but-of_1509575.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/maggie-smith-8377_actress_i-wanted-to-be-a-serious-actress-but-of_1509575.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/maggie-smith-8377_actress_i-wanted-to-be-a-serious-actress-but-of_1509575.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I wanted to be a serious actress, but of course that didn't really happen.” — Maggie Smith", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } } ] }, { "@type": "CollectionPage", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/course-didn/maggie-smith/#webpage", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/course-didn/maggie-smith/", "name": "Course Didn Quotes by Maggie Smith", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/course-didn/maggie-smith/#itemlist" }, "primaryImageOfPage": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/af0/maggie-smith-8377_actress_i-wanted-to-be-a-serious-actress-but-of_1509575.jpg" }, "description": "1 Course Didn quotes by Maggie Smith. 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