Laurence Olivier Quote by Kenji Yoshino

“I understood the stage in New York City didn't simply exist on Broadway, with actors playing our parts. The most dramatic, unforgettable and horrifying…

— Jennifer Laurens

'West Side Story' is one of the greatest theatrical experiences I've had.

— John Tiffany

I met Peter Brook, the theater director, who's been based in Paris for many years at the Bouffes du Nord. I admire him tremendously.…

— Paul Auster

I remember my first review in London said I was the next Peter Brook. I said: 'No way. I'm not Peter Brook. I don't…

— Robert Lepage

But as I grew up as a child, falling in love with the theater and Shakespeare, my heroes were Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir…

— Patrick Stewart

I always loved how people like Jon Voight and Laurence Olivier shocked you every time they came on-screen. They were so different each time.…

— Julia Stiles

I grew up with the great Sir Laurence Olivier, and I think it's fair to say that a lot of actors of my age…

— Ian Holm

I really think the more talent people have, the more polite they are: Laurence Olivier and Alec Guinness always arrived on time and were…

— Antony Armstrong-Jones

To have a childhood surrounded by people like Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh sounds glitzy, but for years I wanted to repress it.…

— Michael Korda

I started being interested in acting when I heard the voices of Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud and Sir Alec Guinness. Ive…

— Kenneth Branagh

On my wall, along with my favorite football players and baseball players, I had Marlon Brando and Sir Laurence Olivier. These were childhood idols.

— Dennis Haysbert

I played Othello, but I didn't sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when he played it. That wouldn't do me any good.

— Denzel Washington