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Famous Quotes By John Gielgud

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Before you can do something you must first be something. — John Gielgud

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

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N MY early boyhood I was enraptured by the great fairytale illustrators of the period: Arthur Rackham, Edmond Dulac, Kay Nielsen. As a schoolboy, I was to discover Aubrey Beardsley, and I was extremely fond of an edition of A Midsummer Night's Dream with most imaginative drawings by Heath Robinson, — John Gielgud

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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. — John Gielgud

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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. — John Gielgud

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Being another character is more interesting than being yourself. — John Gielgud

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One mustn't allow acting to be like stoc kbroker - you must not take it just as a means of earning a living, to go down every day to do a job of work. The big thing is to combine punctuality, efficiency, good nature, obedience, intelligence, and concentration with an unawareness of what is going to happen next, thus keeping yourself available for excitement. — John Gielgud

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

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

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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. — John Gielgud

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

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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. — John Gielgud

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

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

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

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

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