Frases de Laurence Olivier

Laurence Kerr Olivier, Barão Olivier de Brighton, OM foi um actor, produtor e director cinematográficos britânico nascido na Inglaterra, vencedor de prêmios como Oscar, Globo de Ouro, BAFTA e quatro vezes vencedor do Emmy. É considerado por muitos como o maior ator anglófono de todos os tempos.

✵ 22. Maio 1907 – 11. Julho 1989   •   Outros nomes Lawrence Kerr Olivier, Sir Laurence Olivier, Kerr Laurence Olivier
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Laurence Olivier frases e citações

Laurence Olivier: Frases em inglês

“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.”

As quoted in Laurence Olivier (1979) by Foster Hirsch, p. 166
Contexto: 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 you probably need a little touch of madness.

“Acting is illusion, as much illusion as magic is — and not so much a matter of being real.”

As quoted in Famous Actors and Actresses on the American Stage (1975) by William C. Young, p. 885
Contexto: Acting is illusion, as much illusion as magic is — and not so much a matter of being real. I mean, I would probably shock Lee Strasberg.

“I think that bloody old National nearly killed me.”

On the Royal National Theatre, as quoted in Olivier (2005) by Terry Coleman

“Never. The shot is too big for the cannon.”

On filming Shakespeare, before he did it, as quoted in Olivier (2005) by Terry Coleman

“Like coming for a living.”

On acting to a live audience, as quoted in Olivier (2005) by Terry Coleman

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