I believe in the theater; I believe in it as the first glamorizer of thought. It restores dramatic dynamics and their relations… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
“[in 1979] You must have - besides intuition and sensitivity - a cutting edge that allows you to reach what you need.… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
Of all the things I've done in life, directing a motion picture is the most beautiful. It's the most exciting and the… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
Art is a little bit larger than life - it's an exhalation of life and I think you probably need a little… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
I can't think I've ever loved anybody quite as much... My mother was my life, really; she was my entire world. — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
Living is strife and torment, disappointment and love and sacrifice, golden sunsets and black storms. I said that some time ago, and… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
I take a simple view of life: keep your eyes open and get on with it. — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
I often think that could we creep behind the actor's eyes, we would find an attic of forgotten toys and a copy of the… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
Autograph-hunting is the most unattractive manifestation of sex-starved curiosity. — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
I believe in the theater; I believe in it as the first glamorizer of thought. It restores dramatic dynamics and their relations to life… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
I suppose, unconsciously, I used all my wives to further my journey up the ladder. — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
“[in 1979] You must have - besides intuition and sensitivity - a cutting edge that allows you to reach what you need. Also, you… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
If I wasn't an actor, I think I'd have gone mad. You have to have extra voltage, some extra temperament to reach certain heights. — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
[on whether he harbored any resentment at his forced retirement from the stage after he was fired by Britain's National Theater] I should be… — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image
If he was lost for a moment, he would dive straight back into its honey. — Laurence Olivier Copy Share Image