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Maggie Smith Quotes

1934–2024 England

Dame Margaret Natalie Smith CH DBE (28 December 1934 – 27 September 2024) was an English actress. With an extensive career in theatre, film, and television over seven decades.

England
Actresses

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I tend to head for what's amusing because a lot of things aren't happy. But usually you can find a funny side to practically anything.

You have to laugh (2004)

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.

You have to laugh (2004)

I wanted to be a serious actress, but of course that didn't really happen. I did Desdemona [at the National, opposite Olivier] with great discomfort and was terrified all the time. But then everyone was terrified of Larry.

You have to laugh (2004)

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Quotes and notes from Wikiquote: Maggie Smith (page history), available under CC BY-SA 4.0.