More Quotes by Vivien Leigh
Most of us have compromised with life. Those who fight for what they want will always thrill us.
You can't act on an empty stomach, because you're breathing's all wrong.
In Britain, an attractive woman is somehow suspect. If there is talent as well, it is overshadowed. Beauty and brains just can't be entertained; someone has been too extravagant. This does not happen in America or on the Continent, for the looks of a woman are considered a positive advertisement for her gifts and don't detract from them.
When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act because I like trying to give pleasure to people.
I think acting is an important profession, because acting can give you pleasure and can teach you at the same time, and that is a good thing.
It's much easier to make people cry than to laugh.
I cannot let well enough alone. I get restless. I have to be doing different things.
I think Edith Evans is the most marvelous actress in the world and she can look beautiful. People who aren't beautiful can look beautiful. She can look as beautiful as Diana Cooper, who was the most beautiful woman in the world.
A lucky thing Eva Peron was. She died at 32. I'm already 45.
I always know my lines.