--- title: "11 Laurence Quotes by 10 authors" description: "Browse 11 Laurence quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Laurence sayings and thoughts." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e24/peter-falk-29554_actor_i-ve-worked-with-some-terrific-actors-th_1054228.jpg" --- > [I've worked with some terrific actors. The list of guys that came on the 'Columbo' show, I mean they were world-class actors…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/peter-falk/i-ve-worked-with-some-terrific-actors-the-list-of-guys-that-came-on/) [Peter Falk](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/peter-falk/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e24/peter-falk-29554_actor_i-ve-worked-with-some-terrific-actors-th_1054228.jpg) > [Suffice it to say, every actor works differently. Laurence Olivier would put on his costume and when the wardrobe was right, he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-mann/suffice-it-to-say-every-actor-works-differently-laurence-olivier/) [Michael Mann](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-mann/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d18/michael-mann-18140_actor_suffice-it-to-say-every-actor-works-diff_2728283.png) > [I grew up with the great Sir Laurence Olivier, and I think it's fair to say that a lot of actors of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-holm/i-grew-up-with-the-great-sir-laurence-olivier-and-i-think-it-s-fair/) [Ian Holm](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-holm/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0d8/ian-holm-38178_actor_i-grew-up-with-the-great-sir-laurence-ol_1846450.jpg) > [I come from a family of actors. My grandfather was like a Laurence Olivier with the Comedie Francaise. Since I was four…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/emmanuelle-seigner/i-come-from-a-family-of-actors-my-grandfather-was-like-a-laurence/) [Emmanuelle Seigner](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/emmanuelle-seigner/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/16b/emmanuelle-seigner-26375_actor_i-come-from-a-family-of-actors-my-grandf_1210202.jpg) > [To have a childhood surrounded by people like Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh sounds glitzy, but for years I wanted to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-korda/to-have-a-childhood-surrounded-by-people-like-sir-laurence-olivier/) [Michael Korda](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-korda/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4a3/michael-korda-2925_childhood_to-have-a-childhood-surrounded-by-people_1507078.png) > [An ideal movie would be, like - to get this to happen, I have to work so much harder - but imagine…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/donald-faison/an-ideal-movie-would-be-like-to-get-this-to-happen-i-have-to-work-so/) [Donald Faison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/donald-faison/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/526/donald-faison-15464_awesome_an-ideal-movie-would-be-like-to-get-this_1585886.jpg) > [Reading about Queen Victoria has been a passion of mine since, as a child, I came across Laurence Housman's play 'Happy and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/a-n-wilson/reading-about-queen-victoria-has-been-a-passion-of-mine-since-as-a/) [A. N. Wilson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/a-n-wilson/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cf2/a-n-wilson-9011_about_reading-about-queen-victoria-has-been-a_2971668.jpg) > [A fan once stopped me outside a theatre and gave me as a gift a signed photograph of Sir Laurence Olivier. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-basche/a-fan-once-stopped-me-outside-a-theatre-and-gave-me-as-a-gift-a/) [David Alan Basche](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/david-alan-basche/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b27/david-alan-basche-23480_fan_a-fan-once-stopped-me-outside-a-theatre_2659739.jpg) > [There are some tremendous actors in the U.K. who have been knighted, and I've spent much of my life admiring many of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mckellen/there-are-some-tremendous-actors-in-the-u-k-who-have-been-knighted/) [Ian Mckellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mckellen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/028/ian-mckellen-1396_actor_there-are-some-tremendous-actors-in-the_1090636.jpg) > [“To Jo's lively fancy, this fine house seemed a kind of enchanted palace, full of splendors and delights which no one enjoyed.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/louisa-may-alcott/to-jo-s-lively-fancy-this-fine-house-seemed-a-kind-of-enchanted/) [Louisa May Alcott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/louisa-may-alcott/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4e/louisa-may-alcott-318_enchanted_to-jo-s-lively-fancy-this-fine-house-see_653298.jpg) > [There are some tremendous actors in the U.K. who have been knighted, and I've spent much of my life admiring many of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ian-mckellen/there-are-some-tremendous-actors-in-the-u-k-who-have-been-knighted-2/) [Ian Mckellen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ian-mckellen/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/935/ian-mckellen-1396_actor_there-are-some-tremendous-actors-in-the_2136161.jpg) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/laurence/#itemlist", "name": "Laurence Quotes", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I've worked with some terrific actors. 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Who else? Donald Faison. Directed by Steven Spielberg. 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It was strange, but nice, too.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "David Alan Basche" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/david-alan-basche/a-fan-once-stopped-me-outside-a-theatre-and-gave-me-as-a-gift-a/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b27/david-alan-basche-23480_fan_a-fan-once-stopped-me-outside-a-theatre_2659739.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b27/david-alan-basche-23480_fan_a-fan-once-stopped-me-outside-a-theatre_2659739.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b27/david-alan-basche-23480_fan_a-fan-once-stopped-me-outside-a-theatre_2659739.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A fan once stopped me outside a theatre and gave me as a gift a signed photograph of Sir Laurence Olivier…” — David Alan Basche", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 9, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "There are some tremendous actors in the U.K. who have been knighted, and I've spent much of my life admiring many of them, like Laurence Olivier. So it's very flattering to be in their company. 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