Laurence Olivier, Sir Quotes

"What is acting but lying and what is good lying but convincing lying?"
-Laurence Olivier, Sir in Actors quotes.

"The actor should be able to create the universe in the palm of his hand."
-Laurence Olivier, Sir in Actors quotes.

"Without acting I cannot breathe."
-Laurence Olivier, Sir in Actors 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, Sir in Actors quotes.

"If I wasn't an actor, I think I'd have gone mad. You have to have extra voltage, some extra temperament to reach certain heights. Art is a little bit larger than life- it's an exhalation of life and I think I you probably need a little touch of madness."
-Laurence Olivier, Sir

"I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor - to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself."
-Laurence Olivier, Sir

"Acting is a masochistic form of exhibitionism. It is not quite the occupation of an adult."
-Laurence Olivier, Sir in Actors quotes.

"We ape, we mimic, we mock. We act."
-Laurence Olivier, Sir