I never accept lengthy film roles nowadays, because I am always so afraid I will die in the middle of shooting and cause such awful problems. — John Gielgud Copy Share Image
You can be good in a good movie, you can be good in a bad movie, you can be bad in a bad movie,… — John Gielgud Copy Share
Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself. — John Gielgud Copy Share
I'm sure there isn't an after-life. If there were, Ivor Novello would have got a message to us. — John Gielgud Copy Share
One mustn't allow acting to be like stoc kbroker - you must not take it just as a means of earning a living, to… — John Gielgud Copy Share
I think the young actor who really wants to act will find a way ... to keep at it and seize every opportunity that… — John Gielgud Copy Share
Your English style will no doubt put all the other gentlemen to bed. I speak figuratively, of course. — John Gielgud Copy Share
I am all in favour of spontaneity, providing it is carefully planned and ruthlessly controlled. — John Gielgud Copy Share
One's self-image is very important because if that's in good shape, then you can do anything, or practically anything. — John Gielgud Copy Share
When I first went to America in 1928, there were spittoons everywhere. I remember avoiding spit as it flew past me in Times Square.… — John Gielgud Copy Share
It is very hard to cast a number of plays adequately from the same company of actors without several parts being miscast. — John Gielgud Copy Share
Most of my friends seem to be either dead, extremely deaf or living on the wrong side of Kent. — John Gielgud Copy Share
I never accept lengthy film roles nowadays, because I am always so afraid I will die in the middle of shooting and cause such… — John Gielgud Copy Share
