Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier, OMwas an English actor who, along with his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud, dominated the British stage of the mid-20th century. He also worked in films throughout his career, playing more than fifty cinema roles. Late in his career, he had considerable success in television roles...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth22 May 1907
theatre
I have to act to live.
sleep home feelings
What is the main problem of the actor? It is to keep the audience awake, and not let them go to sleep, then wake up and go home feeling they've wasted their money.
acting theatre everlasting
Acting is an everlasting search for truth.
boredom comfort yoke
I'm rather bored by the subject - meaning me. It's a sort of a yoke, but at times you know, a yoke is a kind of comfort. And it's always there.
acting breathe
Without acting, I cannot breathe.
zest enthusiasm life-is
Life is enthusiasm, zest.
actors caviar feeding
I should be soaring away with my head tilted slightly toward the gods, feeding on the caviar of Shakespeare. An actor must act.
life wisdom thinking
I'd like people to remember me for a diligent expert workman. I think a poet is a workman. I think Shakespeare was a workman. And God's a workman. I don't think there's anything better than a workman.
time
We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are - politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings.
palm
The actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand.
eyes open view
I take a simple view of life: keep your eyes open and get on with it.
character macbeth
When you're a young man, Macbeth is a character part. When you're older, it's a straight part.