Sir Laurence Olivier Art Quotes - (5 quotes)

Sir Laurence Olivier - From the Deception category:

What is acting but lying and what is good acting but convincing lying? (Sir Laurence Olivier)

Sir Laurence Olivier - From the Life category:

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. (Sir Laurence Olivier)

Sir Laurence Olivier - From the Performance category:

We used to have actresses trying to become stars; now we have stars trying to become actresses. (Sir Laurence Olivier)

Sir Laurence Olivier - From the Temperament category:

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. (Sir Laurence Olivier)

Sir Laurence Olivier - From the Work category:

I think a poet is a workman. I think Shakespeare was a workman. And God's a workman. I don't think there's anything better than a workman. Or a workwoman. (Sir Laurence Olivier)