Maggie Smith quotes Oscar win for 'The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie' (1969) Born: 12/28/1934 Country: united_kingdom

• “I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone.” (Maggie Smith) [thing/theatre/ghost]
• “I longed to be bright and most certainly never was. I was rather hopeless, I suspect.” (Maggie Smith)
• “I remember when he was diagnosed as hyper-manic asking what it meant and the doctor saying violent moods swings and indiscriminate sexual activity. And I thought 'that about covers it really'.” (Maggie Smith) [remember/activity]
• “The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.” (Maggie Smith)
• “I said 'It can't go on' and he said 'No, it can't.' Honestly, I don't think I could have mattered less to him by then. But by then, nothing mattered to him.” (Maggie Smith) [think]
• “There's this wonderful first assistant and he'll be saying, 'Now Harry goes down among the dragons.' You have to hold yourself together. Because if you lose it for a second then you're sunk.” (Maggie Smith)
• “It's true I don't tolerate fools but then they don't tolerate me, so I am spiky. Maybe that's why I'm quite good at playing spiky elderly ladies.” (Maggie Smith)
• “I think I was just very odd.” (Maggie Smith) [think]
• “It's a constant battle. We're constantly fighting it from both ends.” (Maggie Smith)
• “The store is Kathryn. Bright, fun and beautiful.” (Maggie Smith) [store]
• “I like being outside and working with the elements. The elemental aspects of it. The physicality of it.” (Maggie Smith) [being]
• “Defensively, we stepped it up. Our post players were aggressive, and it led to a lot of points in transition.” (Maggie Smith)
• “She was able to maintain her legs, and she shot the ball (well) the entire game.” (Maggie Smith)
• “Athletically, they had a slight edge on us. We did what we could to put ourselves in a position to win.” (Maggie Smith) [position]
• “We walked in last September and told her we had been beige people, but we wanted to rejuvenate our house.” (Maggie Smith) [people]
• “People say it gets better but it doesn't. It just gets different, that's all.” (Maggie Smith)
• “Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.” (Maggie Smith)
• “I believe that I am past my prime. I had reckoned on my prime lasting till I was at least fifty.” (Maggie Smith) [past]

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