We all come to the theater with baggage; The baggage of our daily lives, the baggage of our problems, the baggage of our tragedies, the baggage of being tired. It doesn't matter what age you are. But if our hearts… — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share Image
I was surprised when I was asked to play Miss Daisy and wondered if I could - only in part because she was Jewish but, also because she was a Southern woman who has hardly opened her mouth before she… — 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 Image
Theater and poetry were what helped people stay alive and want to go on living. — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share Image
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 Image
Ask the right questions if you're going to find the right answers. — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share Image
I think the theatre is as essential to civilization as safe, pure water. — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share Image
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 Image
The notion of 'building a career' had never been heard or dreamed of when I was young. — Vanessa Redgrave Copy Share Image
