Through years and years of playing to various audiences, what I’ve learned is – and I think quite a few actors will agree with me – we’re not always the best judge of that audience’s reactions or not. And we discover, to our amazement, at the end of the show, they bring the house down with applause, and we thought, ‘No way tonight,’ you know. Angela Lansbury Read Quote
Blithe Spirit’ is played almost all over Britain somewhere at all times because it is such a unique and ridiculously funny show. But it’s also, in fact, under those layers of humor, a very serious show. It’s quite misogynistic. Angela Lansbury Read Quote
There is no excuse whatsoever for men to harass women in an abusive sexual manner. And, I am devastated that anyone should deem me capable of thinking otherwise. Angela Lansbury Read Quote
I had the ability, but I didn’t have the name. They could have built me, which is what they did with Deborah Kerr, but I don’t think I was quite hot enough in the looks department, quite frankly. I was all talent and no looks. Angela Lansbury Read Quote
Those of us who were 12 or 13 when the war started were absolutely thrown into the mainstream. We had to grow up instantly and take care of ourselves. Angela Lansbury Read Quote
Believe me, it jabs you. When you’re on the side of buses and New York loves you, you love to go out there every night. It’s like a race. Curtain opens, out you go, and New York is yours. Angela Lansbury Read Quote
I think of myself as a journeyman actress. I will attempt almost anything that I think that I can bring off. It could be almost anything. Angela Lansbury Read Quote
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! Angela Lansbury Read Quote
I have never directed. But I think I could. I have thought about it. I’m a bit long in the tooth to start. Angela Lansbury Read Quote
