Maggie Smith Quotes & Sayings (Page 4)

“Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.”

“I think lots of actors are very nervous and shy. I know lots of them who are, and some who aren't of course.”

“It seems to me there is a change in what audiences want to see. I can only hope that's correct, because there's an awful lot of people of my age around now and we outnumber the others.”

“I know there is something out there, and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad. But I'm not like Shirley MacLaine, who probably believes we were past lovers in another life.”

“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.”

“People think of you differently if you've been in their homes. They think they own you because they watched you while they were eating dinner, or they can turn you up or down, or even freeze you.”

“I fear that I won't work in the theatre again. I'm sad about that. But I won't retire.”

“The last couple of years have been a write-off, though I'm beginning to feel like a person now. My energy is coming back.”