When I come into the theatre I get a sense of security. I love an audience. I love people, and I act because I like trying to give pleasure to people.

Quote by Vivien Leigh

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My first husband and I are still good friends and there is no earthly reason...

My first husband and I are still good friends and there is no earthly reason...

I've been a godmother loads of times, but being a grandmother is better than anything.

I've been a godmother loads of times, but being a grandmother is better than anything.

People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can't possibly act, and as I...

People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can't possibly act, and as I...

Classical plays require more imagination and more general training to be able to do. That's...

Classical plays require more imagination and more general training to be able to do. That's...

I never found accents difficult, after learning languages.

I never found accents difficult, after learning languages.

I've always been mad about cats.

I've always been mad about cats.

My parents were absolutely delighted that I knew what I wanted to do.

My parents were absolutely delighted that I knew what I wanted to do.

I'm not young. What's wrong with that?

I'm not young. What's wrong with that?

I'm not afraid to die.

I'm not afraid to die.

One is just an interpreter of what the playwright thinks, and therefore the greater the...

One is just an interpreter of what the playwright thinks, and therefore the greater the...

Every single night I'm nervous. You never know how the audience is going to react.

Every single night I'm nervous. You never know how the audience is going to react.

I loved fencing and dancing and elocution.

I loved fencing and dancing and elocution.

I think any classical training in the theatre is of enormous value.

I think any classical training in the theatre is of enormous value.

I need something truly beautiful to look at in hotel rooms.

I need something truly beautiful to look at in hotel rooms.

Streetcar is a most wonderful, wonderful play.

Streetcar is a most wonderful, wonderful play.

I have just made out my will and given all the things I have and...

I have just made out my will and given all the things I have and...

You know the passage where Scarlett voices her happiness that her mother is dead, so...

You know the passage where Scarlett voices her happiness that her mother is dead, so...

A lucky thing Eva Peron was. She died at 32. I'm already 45.

A lucky thing Eva Peron was. She died at 32. I'm already 45.

I don't know what that Method is. Acting is life, to me, and should be.

I don't know what that Method is. Acting is life, to me, and should be.

I think Edith Evans is the most marvelous actress in the world and she can...

I think Edith Evans is the most marvelous actress in the world and she can...