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Laurence Olivier Quotes

I should be soaring away with my head tilted slightly toward the gods, feeding on the caviar of Shakespeare. An actor must act.

Laurence Olivier

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: english
Birth: May 22, 1907 - July 11, 1989

Topics

Actor Head Act Feeding Away Must

I wanted to be the next Dana Carvey. This was my ultimate goal. If I ever cut into a birthday cake and made a wish, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.' If I threw a coin into a fountain, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.' If I saw a shooting star, I would wish to be on 'Saturday Night Live.'

Birthday Live Cake Night Wish Goal

Medicine men live in caves.

Jean-Michel Basquiat

Live Men Medicine Caves

In places like Glasgow and Newcastle, audiences have a tradition of being amusingly combative. But they're not trying to ruin the act, they're trying to give you a challenge. It's like a cat playing with a mouse - the cat doesn't want the mouse to die, it wants to keep it alive for its own amusement and to be entertained by its struggle.

Challenge Struggle Die Trying You

Man has always needed to believe in some form of a continuity of achievement.

Achievement Man Believe Always Some

In ages past, there was less of a dichotomy between good literature and fun reads. In the twentieth century, I think, it split apart, so that you had serious fiction and genre fiction.

Good Past Fun Think Literature You

I trained, went to college, trained, and got a job. Then got another job. When I wasn't working I worked at a bar, then got another job.

Job College Bar Got Working Then

When things are really good, really easy it's not cool for me.

Good Me Cool Easy Things Really

Rather than be asked to abandon one's own heritage and to adapt to the mores of the new country, one was expected to possess a treasure of foreign skills and customs that would enrich the resources of American living.

American Heritage New Adapt Living

I wanted to be the most famous. And it wasn't until I hung out with Justin Bieber that the whole thing got demystified. The mystique of it was gone.

Famous Out Gone Got Whole Most

Some people called me a fascist. That's mostly over, but there will be more attacks from the unions.

People Me Will Unions Some People

Anything in history or nature that can be described as changing steadily can be seen as heading toward catastrophe.

Nature History Anything Changing

And each book has to receive your best effort every single time. No slacking.

Time Best Effort Book Single Your

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