Maggie Smith quotes

Maggie Smith is a celebrated British actress, renowned for her versatile performances on stage and screen. Acclaimed for roles in productions like "Downton Abbey" and the "Harry Potter" film series, she has received numerous prestigious awards. She continues to inspire audiences with her remarkable talent and dedication to the craft of acting. Here are 25 of her quotes:

I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything. (Maggie Smith)
Theres a difference between solitude and loneliness. View quote
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I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone. View quote
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People say it gets better but it doesn't. It just gets different, that's all. View quote
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There is a kind of invisible thread between the actor and the audience, and when it's there it's stunning, and there is nothing to match that. View quote
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I know there is something out there and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad. View quote
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage. View quote
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I like being outside and working with the elements. The elemental aspects of it. The physicality of it. View quote
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Speak your mind, even if your voice shakes. View quote
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Listen, I must be 110 by now. Granny is going to kick the bucket at some point. View quote
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I had been feeling a little rum. I didn't think it was anything serious because years ago I felt a lump and it was benign. I assumed this would be too. It kind of takes the wind out of your sails, and I don't know what the future holds, if anything. (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. View quote
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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. View quote
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The chemotherapy was very peculiar, something that makes you feel much worse than the cancer itself, a very nasty thing. I used to go to treatment on my own, and nearly everybody else was with somebody. I wouldn't have liked that. Why would you want to make anybody sit in those places? View quote
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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. View quote
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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. View quote
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When you get into the granny era, you're lucky to get anything. View quote
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I don't think films about elderly people have been made very much. View quote
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An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be. View quote
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I believe that I am past my prime. I had reckoned on my prime lasting till I was at least fifty. View quote
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Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more. (Maggie Smith)
My career is chequered. Then I think I got pigeon-holed in humour; Shakespeare is not my thing. View quote
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I have many good friends, but I tend to keep to myself anyway. It's odd, doing things and having no one to share them with. View quote
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The thing is, often press people ask questions that are so personal that even your nearest and dearest wouldn't ask them. View quote
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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. View quote
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Maggie Smith

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Occupation: British Actress
Born: December 28, 1934
Died: September 27, 2024
Quotes count: 25