Fundamentally I feel that there is as much difference between the stage and the films as between a piano and a violin. Normally you can't become a virtuoso in both.

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Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures,...

Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures,...

I never let them cough. They wouldn't dare.

I never let them cough. They wouldn't dare.

The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist...

The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist...

That's all there is; there isn't any more.

That's all there is; there isn't any more.

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh -- at yourself.

You grow up the day you have your first real laugh -- at yourself.

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus,...

For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus,...

You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon. The more...

You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon. The more...

The best time to make friends is before you need them.

The best time to make friends is before you need them.

The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist...

The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist...