Facts about Maggie Smith

Occup.Actress
FromUnited Kingdom
BornDecember 28, 1934
Age89 years

Summary

Maggie Smith is a famous Actress from United Kingdom, she is 89 years old and still alive, born December 28, 1934.

Our collection contains 19 quotes who is written / told by Maggie.
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19 Famous quotes by Maggie Smith

Small: People say it gets better but it doesnt. It just gets different, thats all
"People say it gets better but it doesn't. It just gets different, that's all"
Small: I tend to head for whats amusing because a lot of things arent happy. But usually you can find a funny
"I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything"
Small: Its true I dont tolerate fools but then they dont tolerate me, so I am spiky. Maybe thats why Im quite
"It's true I don't tolerate fools but then they don't tolerate me, so I am spiky. Maybe that's why I'm quite good at playing spiky elderly ladies"
Small: I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - its there and then its go
"I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone"
Small: Theres this wonderful first assistant and hell be saying, Now Harry goes down among the dragons. You ha
"There's this wonderful first assistant and he'll be saying, 'Now Harry goes down among the dragons.' You have to hold yourself together. Because if you lose it for a second then you're sunk"
Small: Theres a difference between solitude and loneliness
"There's a difference between solitude and loneliness"
Small: The chemotherapy was very peculiar, something that makes you feel much worse than the cancer itself, a
"The chemotherapy was very peculiar, something that makes you feel much worse than the cancer itself, a very nasty thing. I used to go to treatment on my own, and nearly everybody else was with somebody. I wouldn't have liked that. Why would you want to make anybody sit in those places?"
Small: My career is chequered. Then I think I got pigeon-holed in humour Shakespeare is not my thing
"My career is chequered. Then I think I got pigeon-holed in humour; Shakespeare is not my thing"
Small: I had been feeling a little rum. I didnt think it was anything serious because years ago I felt a lump
"I had been feeling a little rum. I didn't think it was anything serious because years ago I felt a lump and it was benign. I assumed this would be too. It kind of takes the wind out of your sails, and I don't know what the future holds, if anything"
Small: Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more
"Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more"
Small: When you get into the granny era, youre lucky to get anything
"When you get into the granny era, you're lucky to get anything"
Small: The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage
"The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage"
Small: There is a kind of invisible thread between the actor and the audience, and when its there its stunning
"There is a kind of invisible thread between the actor and the audience, and when it's there it's stunning, and there is nothing to match that"
Small: I said It cant go on and he said No, it cant. Honestly, I dont think I could have mattered less to him
"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"
Small: I believe that I am past my prime. I had reckoned on my prime lasting till I was at least fifty
"I believe that I am past my prime. I had reckoned on my prime lasting till I was at least fifty"
Small: The last couple of years have been a write-off, though Im beginning to feel like a person now. My energ
"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"
Small: I like being outside and working with the elements. The elemental aspects of it. The physicality of it
"I like being outside and working with the elements. The elemental aspects of it. The physicality of it"
Small: I longed to be bright and most certainly never was. I was rather hopeless, I suspect
"I longed to be bright and most certainly never was. I was rather hopeless, I suspect"
Small: Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes
"Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes"