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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

I like thrillers. My style of movies are closer to thrillers. — Olivier Megaton

Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult. — Laurence Olivier

I always like to preserve my freedom. I've never really been attached to any place; that's probably why I kept moving. I like to evolve. — Olivier Theyskens

I always say I was born too late in the world, too old. — Olivier Martinez

Above all, you must remain open and fresh and alive to any new idea. — Laurence Olivier

I'm not a fan of action movies. I don't watch many action movies, I don't have a lot of references except for 70s action movies or cinema noir. — Olivier Megaton

Knitted fur is so modern and light, it makes this retro shape cool again. — Olivier Theyskens

I don't like the actors to work together beforehand. I trust my intuition, and I like when the actors are the same. — Olivier Dahan

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

But as I grew up as a child, falling in love with the theater and Shakespeare, my heroes were Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud. — Patrick Stewart

For a long time I have been thinking about affordable fashion - you can be disappointed when not so many people can wear your stuff. — Olivier Theyskens

Have a very good reason for everything you do. — Laurence Olivier

The art of persuasion. The actor persuades himself, first, and through himself, the audience. — Laurence Olivier

As a designer, I'm not a guy that can be put in a niche. — Olivier Theyskens

The most difficult thing to do is drama. — Olivier Megaton

The only shoes that look futuristic are Crocs, but they would be terrible to use in a futuristic movie. — Olivier Theyskens

I like to discover new things. — Olivier Megaton

Yes, it's true, I've been called the Laurence Olivier of spoofs. I guess that would make Laurence Olivier the Leslie Nielsen of Shakespeare. — Leslie Nielsen

Autograph-hunting is the most unattractive manifestation of sex-starved curiosity. — Laurence Olivier

'Taken' is a really difficult project because it was a big surprise for everybody. — Olivier Megaton

You think you're an artist; prove it — Laurence Olivier

Life is enthusiasm, zest. — Laurence Olivier

When you're a young man, Macbeth is a character part. When you're older, it's a straight part. — Laurence Olivier

Solving a problem created by debt ... by creating more debt is a fool's errand. — Olivier Sarkozy

Without acting, I cannot breathe. — Laurence Olivier

It's a matter of time; you adapt to the different culture and different way of life. Human beings are adaptable. — Olivier Martinez

No matter how well you perform, there's always somebody of intelligent opinion who thinks it's lousy. — Laurence Olivier

I saw A Little Romance [and] I was so in love with Laurence Olivier. I watched that movie over and over and just fell in love with love. — Jennifer Aniston

I wanted to be Laurence Olivier, basically, to be a great classical actor, and also be able to do modern things. — Stacy Keach

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. — Laurence Olivier

Olivier was another case of a genius, who couldn't understand why anybody would have any trouble doing this, because for him it came so easily. — James Lipton

No one should be allowed to make music as if he were made of wood. One must reproduce the musical text exactly, but not play like a stone. — Olivier Messiaen

If he was lost for a moment, he would dive straight back into its honey. — Laurence Olivier

I am not a designer that buys vintage to be inspired. — Olivier Theyskens

Lead the audience by the nose to the thought. — Laurence Olivier

I believe in the theater; I believe in it as the first glamorizer of thought. It restores dramatic dynamics and their relations to life size. — Laurence Olivier

It's probable that in the artistic hierarchy birds are the greatest musicians existing on our planet. — Olivier Messiaen

Love is based on imagination. — Olivier Martinez

Olivier said that drama is an affair of the heart, or it's nothing, and he was right. — Pam Gems

I don't feel restricted by the language: I feel more free. — Olivier Martinez

People who don't know me sometimes call me 'Mademoiselle.' — Olivier Theyskens

You know Gabri, he wears his heart on his sleeve.' In fact, there were times Olivier wondered whether Gabri hadn't been born inside out. — Louise Penny

I like Brad Pitt; I just have nothing to do with him. — Olivier Martinez

Action movies today are going to so fast, you can't say you're going to do everything faster and faster. — Olivier Megaton

Gabri plugged the oven and the espresso machine into the generator,' explained Olivier. 'No lights, but we have the necessities. — Louise Penny

It's nice to have some distance with your family. As long as you're closer to them by love. — Olivier Martinez

We used to have actresses trying to become stars; now we have stars trying to become actresses. — Laurence Olivier

I see the city as an organism, shaped through time by the little humans having habits and doing millions of stuff in and out of it. — Olivier Theyskens

I would prefer to listen to a French classical composer like Olivier Messiaen than to the pop hits of the day. — Matt Groening

I was born and raised in a suburb of Paris by a working-class family. — Olivier Martinez

Acting, is not a profession for adults. — Laurence Olivier

What is funny is when you do a futuristic movie, you immediately get to be fashionable because you're creating something that doesn't exist. — Olivier Theyskens

I want just to be happy and peaceful. And that's not always the case when you're married. — Olivier Martinez

But what I really like are old Hollywood movies. Very often I watch AMC. — Olivier Martinez

When the economy changes, it's not like you want to start eating bad-tasting chocolate. — Olivier Theyskens

I rarely stay at home when I'm in New York. I'm always doing things. It brings you so much energy. — Olivier Theyskens

The big difference with Juliette and the others in that film is that she goes beyond acting. — Olivier Martinez

Scratch an actor and you'll find an actor. — Laurence Olivier

I should be soaring away with my head tilted slightly toward the gods, feeding on the caviar of Shakespeare. An actor must act. — Laurence Olivier

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

The difficulty with telling stories about real people is you have to find a way of mixing yourself into the matter. — Olivier Dahan

Acting is illusion, as much illusion as magic is, and not so much a matter of being real. — Laurence Olivier

I could live naked ... I love it. — Olivier Theyskens

I don't have goals in life. — Olivier Martinez

I like David Lynch; I like Stanley Kubrick. I'm a big fan of Kubrick. — Olivier Megaton

I am interested in the idea of 'taste.' And by 'taste,' I mean opinion, inspiration and the craft of creating a personality through fabric and design. — Olivier Theyskens

Acting is all about big hair and funny props ... All the great actors knew it. Olivier knew it, Brando knew it. — Harold Ramis

My faith is the grand drama of my life. I'm a believer, so I sing words of God to those who have no faith. — Olivier Messiaen

Don't be afraid to be outrageous; the critics will shoot you down anyway. — Laurence Olivier

The actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand. — Laurence Olivier

I'm better than Olivier. — Robert Duvall

For at the end of the day, what matters is never the wine, it's always the moment; it's always the people. — Olivier Magny

I will play to create history and enjoy myself and give pleasure to the fans. — Olivier Giroud

I take a simple view of life: keep your eyes open and get on with it. — Laurence Olivier

Even during the golden age of fashion, you had haute couture houses where the designers didn't have money. — Olivier Theyskens

What is sure is that the satellite view of our world and its evolution is now a common reality. — Olivier Theyskens

We have all, at one time or another, been performers, and many of us still are - politicians, playboys, cardinals and kings. — Laurence Olivier

For every person is a gaping space waiting to be filled with God. — Olivier Clement

I never analyze why I was with one woman instead of another. — Olivier Martinez

Also, I have found that I really like to work in English. It's very strange because it's exactly the opposite of what I thought it would be like. — Olivier Martinez

We always see the point of an iceberg. So I've always accepted the idea that people - they don't necessarily know everything I am. — Olivier Theyskens

The violence of power is unacceptable only when we see it in action. — Olivier Razac

I played Othello, but I didn't sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when he played it. That wouldn't do me any good. — Denzel Washington

When Princess Diana got married, I was a very little kid, I think. I remember her dress, and I found the dress amazing when I was a kid. — Olivier Theyskens

My sense of designing is a mix of intuition and intellectual control. — Olivier Theyskens

Use your weaknesses; aspire to the strength. — Laurence Olivier

I joined Arsenal to play with Robin van persie - not replace him — Olivier Giroud

I'm not a fan of action movies. — Olivier Megaton

My stage successes have provided me with the greatest moments outside myself, my film successes the best moments, professionally, within myself. — Laurence Olivier

Shakespeare - The nearest thing in incarnation to the eye of God. — Laurence Olivier

My dream as a youngster was to be like Olivier. To be a great stage actor. To be a great Shakespearean actor. To me that is the Olympics of acting. — Armand Assante

I'm a painter. I was a graffiti artist, and I painted all over the world. — Olivier Megaton

I didn't understand the advantages of staying active until I was about 27. — Olivier Theyskens

I really believe great actors, even with disease and age, can be great. — Olivier Martinez

The humility to prepare and the self-confidence to bring it off. — Laurence Olivier

I've admired historical clothes like Victorian gowns since I was a child, and it's what motivated me to go into fashion. — Olivier Theyskens

Birds are the first and the greatest performers. — Olivier Messiaen

To be on the set with the actors, with the location, every day changes; every day something can go wrong. — Olivier Megaton

I don't read the critics. — Olivier Dahan