Olivia De Havilland
Olivia De Havilland
Olivia Mary de Havillandis a British-American former actress whose career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She is one of the last surviving stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. She appeared in forty-nine feature films, and was one of the leading movie stars during the golden age of Classical Hollywood. She is best known for her early screen performances in The Adventures of Robin Hoodand Gone with the Wind, and her later award-winning performances in To Each His Own, The...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActress
Date of Birth1 July 1916
CountryUnited States of America
My sister has decided to become an actress too. It has ruined the close-knittedness of our family life.
The TV business is soul crushing, talent destroying and human being destroying.
The one thing that you simply have to remember all the time that you are there, is that Hollywood is an oriental city. As long as you do that you might survive. If you try to equate it with anything else you'll perish.
Playing good girls in the 30s was difficult, when the fad was to play bad girls. Actually I think playing bad girls is a bore; I have always had more luck with good girl roles because they require more from an actress.
Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the wave, not realising that it is against all the rules of life. You can't be on top all the time, it isn't natural.
One must take what comes, with laughter.
I would prefer to live forever in perfect health, but if I must at some time leave this life, I would like to do so ensconced on a chaise longue, perfumed, wearing a velvet robe and pearl earrings, with a flute of champagne beside me and having just discovered the answer to the last problem in a British cryptic crossword.
I was shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of my sister, Joan Fontaine, and my niece, Deborah, and I appreciate the many kind expressions of sympathy that we have received.