Shaw is like a train. One just speaks the words and sits in one's place. But Shakespeare is like bathing in the sea - one swims where one wants. — Vivien Leigh Copy Share Image
Comedy is much more difficult than tragedy-and a much better training, I think. It's much easier to make people cry than to make them… — Vivien Leigh Copy Share Image
Scarlett: You should die of shame to leave me here alone and helpless. Rhett: You helpless? (laughs) Heaven help the Yankees if they capture… — Vivien Leigh Copy Share Image
I think Edith Evans is the most marvelous actress in the world and she can look beautiful. People who aren't beautiful can look beautiful.… — Vivien Leigh Copy Share Image
My husband, who's the greatest actor in the world, can do anything. Look at what he did in The Critic and Oedipus. In every… — Vivien Leigh Copy Share Image
My first husband and I are still good friends and there is no earthly reason why I should not see him. Larry and I… — Vivien Leigh Copy Share Image
When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act because I… — Vivien Leigh Copy Share Image
When I was at school at Paris, I had special lessons from Mademoiselle Antoine, an actress at the Comedie Francaise, and I was taken… — Vivien Leigh Copy Share Image
Most of us have compromised with life. Those who fight for what they want will always thrill us. — Vivien Leigh Copy Share Image
Classical plays require more imagination and more general training to be able to do. That's why I like playing Shakespeare better than anything else. — Vivien Leigh Copy Share Image
