Maggie Smith
Maggie Smith
Dame Margaret Natalie "Maggie" Smith, CH, DBE is an English actress. She has had an extensive, varied career in stage, film and television spanning over sixty years. Smith has appeared in over 50 films and is one of Britain's most recognisable actresses. She was appointed as Commander of the Order of the British Empirein 1970. She was appointed Dame Commander of the Order of the British Empirein the 1990 New Year Honours for services to the performing arts, and Member...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actress
Date of Birth28 December 1934
CityIlford, England
It seems to me there is a change in what audiences want to see. I can only hope that's correct, because there's an awful lot of people of my age around now and we outnumber the others.
An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.
Where you get people who want to take a picture of you or take a picture of them with you.
The chemotherapy was very peculiar, something that makes you feel much worse than the cancer itself, a very nasty thing. I used to go to treatment on my own, and nearly everybody else was with somebody. I wouldn't have liked that. Why would you want to make anybody sit in those places?
One went to school, one wanted to act, one started to act, and one's still acting.
The store is Kathryn. Bright, fun and beautiful.
I fear that I won't work in the theatre again. I'm sad about that. But I won't retire.
I know there is something out there, and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad. But I'm not like Shirley MacLaine, who probably believes we were past lovers in another life.
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.
I think lots of actors are very nervous and shy. I know lots of them who are, and some who aren't of course.
Old people are scary. And I have to face it. I am old and I am scary.
I longed to be bright and most certainly never was. I was rather hopeless, I suspect.
I've been playing old parts forever. I play 93 quite often. When you've done it more than once, you take the hint. I think it's a great burden if you're one of those fantastic stars who've always been beautiful; then I think it's hard.
She was able to maintain her legs, and she shot the ball (well) the entire game.