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Laurence Olivier Inspirational Quotes (33)

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Don't be afraid to be outrageous the critics will shoot you down anyway.
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Striving for perfection is the greatest stopper there is. You'll be afraid you can't achieve it. It's your excuse to yourself for not doing anything. Instead, strive for excellence, doing your best.
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Lead the audience by the nose to the thought.
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I'd like people to remember me for a diligent expert workman. I think a poet is a workman. I think Shakespeare was a workman. And God's a workman. I don't think there's anything better than a workman.
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[May 1958, on playing Macbeth at age 30 and age 48] When you're a young man, Macbeth is a character part. When you're older, it's a straight part.
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I believe in the theater I believe in it as the first glamorizer of thought. It restores dramatic dynamics and their relations to life size.
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Life is enthusiasm, zest.
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Have a very good reason for everything you do.
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Art is a little bit larger than life - it's an exhalation of life and I think you probably need a little touch of madness.
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