John Gielgud Quotes

Ingrid Bergman speaks five languages and can't act in any of them.

Being another character is more interesting than being yourself.

I never accept lengthy film roles nowadays, because I am always so afraid I will die in the middle of shooting and cause such awful problems.

Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself.

I think the young actor who really wants to act will find a way ... to keep at it and seize every opportunity that comes along.

I am all in favour of spontaneity, providing it is carefully planned and ruthlessly controlled.

I'm sure there isn't an after-life. If there were, Ivor Novello would have got a message to us.

When I first went to America in 1928, there were spittoons everywhere. I remember avoiding spit as it flew past me in Times Square. Very unattractive.

One's self-image is very important because if that's in good shape, then you can do anything, or practically anything.

Usually one must go to a bowling alley to meet a woman of your stature.

Most of my friends seem to be either dead, extremely deaf or living on the wrong side of Kent.

It is very hard to cast a number of plays adequately from the same company of actors without several parts being miscast.

Before you can do something you must first be something.

You can be good in a good movie, you can be good in a bad movie, you can be bad in a bad movie, but never, ever, be bad in a good movie.

Your English style will no doubt put all the other gentlemen to bed. I speak figuratively, of course.