Angela Lansbury
Angela Lansbury
Dame Angela Brigid Lansbury, DBEis an English-Irish-American actress who has appeared in theatre, television and film. Her career has spanned seven decades, much of it based in the United States, and her work has attracted international attention...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionTV Actress
Date of Birth16 October 1925
CityLondon, England
CountryUnited States of America
never-regret turned-down
I never regretted what I turned down.
ideas trying lines
It's better not to try to learn all the lines by rote. It's a very bad idea, in fact. You have to do it by using the process, and as I say, the process is to learn during rehearsals, and that's how you'll do it.
mother kids thinking
I started in London, as a kid. My mother knew I had sort of an inbred talent. She was an actress, so I inherited it from her. But I think I got a lot of it from my grandfather, who was a great politician.
mean awards age
I was put under contract. A major studio. I got nominated for an Academy Award. Isn't that ridiculous? I mean, at the age of 18!
house hollywood desks
Louis B. Mayer and I got along like a house afire. He never chased me around his desk or tried anything with me. Of course, he never gave me any good parts, either.
careers pursued i-can
I can't say that I pursued a career. I really didn't, it just sort of happened.
daughter watches murder
My daughter used to sit and watch Murder, She Wrote. I tried to watch with her, but I fell asleep.
bucks directors shows
Clint Eastwood is an extraordinary director because he knows the value of a buck. He knows where it will show on the screen.
hate i-hate sitcom
A sitcom. I hate that word.
theater
The theater is magical and addictive.
gone actors desperate
I've worked with the greatest actors, and they're all gone. This is what's so desperate to me.
mystery appeals
Mystery is something that appeals to most everybody.
important faces candidates
The Manchurian Candidate was the most important movie I was in, let's face it.
actors born made
Actors are not made, they are born.