I think everybody who was in it thought they were all going to be Eartha Kitt or be big stars. That didn't happen, but it was a wake-up call to have one's first professional job on Broadway, I must say. — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
If someone is going to talk about the process of making a film, it should be the director. — Maggie Smith Copy Share
Try not to cry too much because it can be pretty heart-breaking and pretty hard. — Maggie Smith Copy Share
I know there is something out there and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad. — Maggie Smith Copy Share
Sort of what you do in drama school when asked to play something way out of your reach. Anyway, we used to laugh a… — Maggie Smith Copy Share
I think lots of actors are very nervous and shy. I know lots of them who are, and some who aren't of course. — Maggie Smith Copy Share
Little girls, I am in the business of putting old heads on young shoulders, and all my pupils are the crème de la crème.… — Maggie Smith Copy Share
The drama school was in Oxford - and it's funny to think of it, but in those days when I started out the University… — Maggie Smith Copy Share
“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… — Maggie Smith Copy Share
We can't escape the shadow, so the best thing we can do is notice the light and be open to it. — Maggie Smith Copy Share
I find it very difficult to do anything on my own now because people recognize me. This has never happened to me before because… — Maggie Smith Copy Share
I just did adore Daniel - Daniel Radcliffe, who I had worked with before "Harry Potter" and spent a long time telling all the… — Maggie Smith Copy Share
