Pauline Collins quotes

Pauline Collins is an acclaimed English actress recognized for her work in film, television, and theatre. She gained international fame for her role in "Shirley Valentine," both on stage and in its film adaptation. She has received numerous awards for her performances and remains a beloved figure in British entertainment. Here are 9 of her quotes:

I have played a few lay saints in my time.

Pauline Collins

We all press buttons in relationships, in our dealings with people, without thinking what it really means. We all knock along without questioning what kind of situation we're in. We may often be in a very good one, but we don't even appreciate the good situations. We're lazy. Or we're scared. Or we just don't notice.

Pauline Collins

When I started performing, I decided that if in five years I couldn't earn as much money acting as I could as a teacher, it would be unrealistic for me to continue on the stage.

Pauline Collins

I think goodness is very powerful, but often evil is made more attractive in films. It's a challenge to make goodness appealing.

Pauline Collins

I was brought up a Catholic, so I suppose I have to believe in the goodness of human beings. I think we're not so bad after all.

Pauline Collins

Theater is an engagement between the actor and the audience. Film is a different sort of medium. It's not immediate, but in some ways it's more involving.

Pauline Collins

I think you can lose yourself more easily in a film than in the theater.

Pauline Collins

We all think we're liberated when we have more of everything, don't we? That's what the media tell us.

Pauline Collins