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John Gielgud Inspirational Quotes (11)

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Acting is half shame, half glory. Shame at exhibiting yourself, glory when you can forget yourself.
John Gielgud
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Most of my friends seem to be either dead, extremely deaf or living on the wrong side of Kent.
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Usually one must go to a bowling alley to meet a woman of your stature.
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Your English style will no doubt put all the other gentlemen to bed. I speak figuratively, of course.
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One's self-image is very important because if that's in good shape, then you can do anything, or practically anything.
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I never accept lengthy film roles nowadays, because I am always so afraid I will die in the middle of shooting and cause such awful problems.
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Ingrid Bergman speaks five languages and can’t act in any of them.
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When I first went to America in 1928, there were spittoons everywhere. I remember avoiding spit as it flew past me in Times Square. Very unattractive.
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I am all in favour of spontaneity, providing it is carefully planned and ruthlessly controlled.
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It is very hard to cast a number of plays adequately from the same company of actors without several parts being miscast.
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I'm sure there isn't an after-life. If there were, Ivor Novello would have got a message to us.
John Gielgud