How can there be democracy if the leadership in the United States and Britain don't uphold the values which my father's generation fought the Nazis, millions of people gave their lives against the Soviet Union's regime, didn't they? Because of… — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share Image
An awful lot of filmmaking and playmaking is taken over by marketers and publicists, who set about to tell people what to think. And… — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share
Theater and poetry were what helped people stay alive and want to go on living. — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share
I thought my story, my experiences as a 2-year-old 'evacuee' from London at the outset of the war, could be important. What happened to… — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share
Principles aren't something you hear much from politicians these days. Have you noticed? Right across the board, leaders, whatever the political coloring, avoid talking… — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share
Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share
The stage is actor's country. You have to get your passport stamped every so often or they take away your citizenship. — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share
I think the theatre is as essential to civilization as safe, pure water. — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share
We are child-bearers primarily, and we are the weaker sex, and once we've given birth to our children, our life is by necessity bound… — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share
The notion of 'building a career' had never been heard or dreamed of when I was young. — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share
I got my first film break because the director Karel Reisz saw me at a small theater party. — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share
A deeper truth the camera can see can be more surprising than even the director imagined it could be. That's a wonderful thing that… — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share
