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Maggie Smith Quotes

«I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone.»
Author: Maggie Smith
«I longed to be bright and most certainly never was. I was rather hopeless, I suspect.»
Author: Maggie Smith
«I remember when he was diagnosed as hyper-manic asking what it meant and the doctor saying violent moods swings and indiscriminate sexual activity. And I thought 'that about covers it really'.»
Author: Maggie Smith
«The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.»
Author: Maggie Smith
«I said 'It can't go on' and he said 'No, it can't.' Honestly, I don't think I could have mattered less to him by then. But by then, nothing mattered to him.»
Author: Maggie Smith
«There's this wonderful first assistant and he'll be saying, 'Now Harry goes down among the dragons.' You have to hold yourself together. Because if you lose it for a second then you're sunk.»
Author: Maggie Smith
«It's true I don't tolerate fools but then they don't tolerate me, so I am spiky. Maybe that's why I'm quite good at playing spiky elderly ladies.»
Author: Maggie Smith
«I think I was just very odd.»
Author: Maggie Smith
«It's a constant battle. We're constantly fighting it from both ends.»
Author: Maggie Smith
«The store is Kathryn. Bright, fun and beautiful.»
Author: Maggie Smith