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Laurence Olivier
Laurence Olivier
English Actor
Born: May 22, 1907
Died: Jul 11, 1989
Actor Better Life Me Think Time
Related authors: Bill Nighy Charlie Chaplin John Cleese Michael Caine Robert Pattinson Tom Hardy Tom Hiddleston Tom Holland
It took me two years to walk around a chair with ease; it took me another two years to learn how to laugh onstage - and I had to learn everything. Laurence Olivier
Me Walk Took Everything Ease Laugh Onstage Had Learn Another Around How Years Chair Two
Nobody is going to pretend that I am younger than I am. Apart from anything else, it is in the papers all the damn time - every time I have a birthday. Laurence Olivier
Time Birthday Every Damn Every Time Else Papers Pretend Nobody Am Than Going Anything Anything Else Apart Younger
I believe that in a great city, or even in a small city or a village, a great theater is the outward and visible sign of an inward and probable culture. Laurence Olivier
Great Culture Believe Great City Visible Sign City Small Outward Inward Probable Theater Even Village
I suppose, unconsciously, I used all my wives to further my journey up the ladder. Laurence Olivier
Journey My Journey Ladder Further Suppose Wives Up Used
My stage successes have provided me with the greatest moments outside myself, my film successes the best moments, professionally, within myself. Laurence Olivier
Best Myself Me Stage Outside Within Greatest Provided Successes Moments Film Professionally
Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult. Laurence Olivier
Adult Masochistic Occupation Quite Form Acting
The office of drama is to exercise, possibly to exhaust, human emotions. The purpose of comedy is to tickle those emotions into an expression of light relief; of tragedy, to wound them and bring the relief of tears. Disgust and terror are the other points of the compass. Laurence Olivier
Emotions Light Comedy Tears Other Drama Those Possibly Relief Wound Purpose Points Tickle Exercise Terror Exhaust Tragedy Office Human Disgust Human Emotions Them Expression Compass Bring
Lead the audience by the nose to the thought. Laurence Olivier
Thought Lead Audience Nose
Surely we have always acted; it is an instinct inherent in all of us. Some of us are better at it than others, but we all do it. Laurence Olivier
Better Others Some Instinct Surely Always Than Us Acted Inherent
The actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand. Laurence Olivier
Universe Able His Hand Create Should Actor Palm
A man's prime interest in life must be his work. Laurence Olivier
Life Work Man Must Prime His Interest
When you're a young man, Macbeth is a character part. When you're older, it's a straight part. Laurence Olivier
Character You Man Young Older Macbeth Part Young Man Straight
I often think that could we creep behind the actor's eyes, we would find an attic of forgotten toys and a copy of the Domesday Book. Laurence Olivier
Eyes Book Think Would Find Could Attic Toys Often Behind Forgotten Actor Copy Creep
If he was lost for a moment, he would dive straight back into its honey. Laurence Olivier
Lost Honey Back Would Dive He Straight Moment
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. Laurence Olivier
God Me People Better Remember Poet Think Diligent Shakespeare Remember Me Like Than Anything Expert Workman
'Richard III' is a really difficult play to film - it's involved, often obscure. I felt it absolutely necessary to do more simplification than I've ever done before. Laurence Olivier
Before Difficult More Absolutely Obscure Simplification Involved Felt Than Done Often Richard Really Film Ever Play Necessary

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