I had no idea that that was around in the family anywhere. Maybe it never was. But - so they broke the way for me, if you know what I mean. I have no idea where I got the idea… — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
There was nobody in the family who had ever done anything like that before. My brothers - I had two brothers. They were twins. They both became architects. They were both six years older. — 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 Image
Try not to cry too much because it can be pretty heart-breaking and pretty hard. — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
“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 Image
