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I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor - to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself.
— Laurence Olivier
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Laurence Olivier
film actor, theatrical director, film director, politician, film producer, screenwriter, character actor, stage actor, television actor, actor, director, dramaturge, producer, writer, film screenwriter
1907 – 1989
Laurence Kerr Olivier, Baron Olivier was an English actor and director. He and his contemporaries Ralph Richardson and John Gielgud made up a trio of male actors who 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.
All Quotes by Laurence Olivier
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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
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Acting is illusion, as much illusion as magic is — and not so much a matter of being real. I mean, I would probably shock Lee Strasberg.
— Laurence Olivier
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If I wasn't an actor, I think I'd have gone mad. You have to have extra voltage, some extra temperament to reach certain heights. Art is a little bit larger than life — it's an exhalation of life and I think you probably need a little touch of madness.
— Laurence Olivier
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Never. The shot is too big for the cannon.
— Laurence Olivier
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I think that bloody old National nearly killed me.
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Like coming for a living.
— Laurence Olivier
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Have a very good reason for everything you do.
— Laurence Olivier