Paul Scofield

I found at this point that effective acting wasn't what I wanted to do, that I didn't want to make effects, that…

— Paul Scofield

As you get older, the more you know, so the more nervous you become. The risks are much bigger.

— Paul Scofield

What these books have conclusively proven is that the diffence between men and women is exactly 38 pages.

— Paul Scofield

Oh, I suppose my wife and I will open a bottle of champagne with another couple.

— Paul Scofield

It isn't difficult to leave King Lear or Macbeth, but once you have gone back to yourself, you want it to be…

— Paul Scofield

Sixty-four thousand dollars for a question, I hope they are asking you the meaning of life.

— Paul Scofield

I decided a long time ago I didn't want to be a star personality and live my life out in public. I…

— Paul Scofield

I should in fairness add that my taste in music is reputedly deplorable.

— Paul Scofield

A book is worth a few francs; we Germans can afford to destroy those. We all may not appreciate artistic merit, but…

— Paul Scofield

Cheating on a quiz show? That's sort of like plagiarizing a comic strip.

— Paul Scofield

The Actor should make you forget the existence of author and director, and even forget the actor.

— Paul Scofield

A painting means as much to you as a string of pearls to an ape.

— Paul Scofield

King Lear is undoubtedly the greatest play ever written by Shakespeare — or anybody else for that matter. Hamlet is certainly great,…

— Paul Scofield

Privacy is not negotiable.

— Paul Scofield