Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
Dame Margaret Natalie "Maggie" Smith, CH, DBE is an English actress. She has had an extensive, varied career in stage, film and television spanning over sixty years. Smith has appeared in over 50 films and is one of Britain's most recognisable actresses. She was appointed as Commander of the Order of the British Empirein 1970. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empirein the 1990 New Year Honours for services to the performing arts, and Member...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth28 December 1934
CityIlford, England
The store is Kathryn. Bright, fun and beautiful.
Defensively, we stepped it up. Our post players were aggressive, and it led to a lot of points in transition.
Athletically, they had a slight edge on us. We did what we could to put ourselves in a position to win.
I know there is something out there and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad.
The thing is, often press people ask questions that are so personal that even your nearest and dearest wouldn't ask them.
The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
I said 'It can't go on' and he said 'No, it can't.' Honestly, I don't think I could have mattered less to him by then. But by then, nothing mattered to him.
Listen, I must be 110 by now. Granny is going to kick the bucket at some point.
It seems to me there is a change in what audiences want to see. I can only hope that's correct, because there's an awful lot of people of my age around now and we outnumber the others.
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 to be.
Try not to cry too much because it can be pretty heart-breaking and pretty hard.
The last couple of years have been a write-off, though I'm beginning to feel like a person now. My energy is coming back.
I'm just glad to get any role... the fact that they're all 90 is neither here nor there! Actually, it was Hook that started it. I think it was Peggy Ashcroft who couldn't do the part and somebody was asked how old was I and would I be able to do the part, and the person replied "92" very quickly. And so I've been stuck ever since! But I'm actually very grateful.
My career is chequered. Then I think I got pigeon-holed in humour; Shakespeare is not my thing.