Sort of what you do in drama school when asked to play something way out of your reach. Anyway, we used to… — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me… — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
I fear that I won't work in the theatre again. I'm sad about that. But I won't retire. — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone. — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
There is a kind of invisible thread between the actor and the audience, and when it's there it's stunning, and there is… — Maggie Smith Copy Share Image
The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage. — 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
