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I'm not a film star I am an actress. Being a film star is such a false life, lived for fake values and for publicity.
Vivien Leigh
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Vivien Leigh
Age: 53 †
Born: 1913
Born: November 5
Died: 1967
Died: July 8
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I cannot let well enough alone. I get restless. I have to be doing different things.
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Sometimes I dread the truth of the lines I say. But the dread must never show.
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Tired of all her efforts at Tara, Scarlett wishes to escape too: I do want to escape too! I'm so very tired of it all!. . . The South is dead, it's dead, the Yankees and the carpetbaggers have got it and there's nothing left for us.
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My parents were absolutely delighted that I knew what I wanted to do.
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I cannot let well enough alone. I get restless. I have to be doing different things. I am a very impatient person and headstrong. If I've made up my mind to do something, I can't be persuaded out of it.
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You can't act on an empty stomach, because you're breathing's all wrong.
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I need something truly beautiful to look at in hotel rooms.
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People who are very beautiful make their own laws.
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People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can't possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap.
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Life is too short to work so hard.
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I think acting is an important profession, because acting can give you pleasure and can teach you at the same time, and that is a good thing.
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I think Edith Evans is the most marvelous actress in the world and she can look beautiful. People who aren't beautiful can look beautiful. She can look as beautiful as Diana Cooper, who was the most beautiful woman in the world.
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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.
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I shall play Scarlett O'Hara.
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I will not be ignored.
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Every single night I'm nervous.
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