Lynn Redgrave quotes

Lynn Redgrave was a British actress acclaimed for her versatile performances on stage and screen. Her career included celebrated roles in films such as "Georgy Girl" and appearances in major theatre productions. She brought depth and authenticity to her characters, earning numerous accolades throughout her life. Here are 27 of her quotes:

And yet, I suppose you mourn the loss or the death of what you thought your life was, even if you find your life is better after. You mourn the future that you thought you'd planned. (Lynn Redgrave)
I don't put off any time with my grandchildren. I don't put off a thing. View quote
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I don't want to have to say, Honey, you know, could you turn off the sports channel because I'm not a big sports fan, and I don't love the television being on just for the sake of turning on. I'd like turning on for some thing specific. View quote
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So I - the thought that I would physically be different was - it's not a thrill, I have to tell you. It's kind of - it brings you up short. But I was able to look at it right away. View quote
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As an actor, particularly because I'm - I would call myself a character actor. I change my look, my physical appearance and my body, my hair color, my whatever all the time for a role. View quote
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I find love from time to time. View quote
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God always has another custard pie up his sleeve. View quote
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Well, right now, technically, I have no breast cancer. View quote
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I don't want to marry again. I did that. View quote
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I don't want marriage. You know why? Because I did that. I did it for 32 years. View quote
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I did become American citizen in order to vote. I lived in this country for a very long time and I finally reached the point where I thought, I'm often sticking my neck out on various issues as all human beings have a right to do. (Lynn Redgrave)
But I'm looking at life, and I'm putting nothing off. View quote
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I'm also doing constant book readings, movies. You name it, I'm doing it. View quote
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I think - I think I've always been kind of - I used to think of myself as a piece of rubber when I was a kid because I was kind of very shy and very - very emotional about things, but I kind of would bounce back. View quote
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And I would urge all women to have that regular mammogram. View quote
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I believe I have lots of time. I have to believe that, that it won't come back, and that that's why I'm in good hands. But I also do live my life by putting nothing off. View quote
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They have - they do still hit me occasionally, and it's an overwhelming grief for what - even though my life is so good now, even including going through treatment for cancer, my life is incredible. View quote
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He had Parkinson's disease for about, I'd say diagnosed for about 11 of the last years of his life. And treatment was not as good as it is now, of course. We're still going along and he died in '85 and he was 77. View quote
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It eats you up. It eats you up. And you have to - I had a lot of help. I had a lot of therapy. And I was able to - because it was hard, you know, to - you can't just lay it on friends and children. View quote
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And so I was very grateful that I didn't do the British stiff upper lip, but I went straight to a therapist. And she was wonderful and helpful, and I went for about two years. View quote
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There were times after my marriage ended where, you know, I really felt like I was at the bottom of a mountain, there was a great big, fog up there, and I'm never going to cross to the other side. (Lynn Redgrave)
But I don't want anybody to say have the right to say well if you bloody Brits don't like it go home. And they have the right to say that if you haven't become a citizen. View quote
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But when this happens to you - and I think other people would identify with this - suddenly, colors are brighter. You see everything. View quote
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And maybe that's being the third child, although my entire family are very resilient - very, very resilient. View quote
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And I also am very nervous about implants. You know, I'm just nervous about all that. So I could still do it. I could think about it. But I needed to adapt to myself. View quote
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Lynn Redgrave

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Occupation: British Actress
Born: March 8, 1943
Died: May 2, 2010
Quotes count: 27