Edith Evans

“The art of acting is to be other than yourself.”

“A handbag?”

“When a woman behaves like a man why doesn't she behave like a nice man?”

“I've played everything but a harp. And I've played a harp.”

“The first thing I look for in a man is a limousine.”

“Acting is a question of absorbing other people's personalities and adding some of your own.”

“The audience is the most revered member of the theater. Without an audience, there is no theater.”

“I've always believed in the power of the word.”

“I'm not interested in my face. I'm interested in its mystery.”

“To be a great actress, you have to be a great woman.”

“A handbag?”

“The first thing I look for in a part is a good author.”

“Good breeding consists in concealing how much we think of ourselves and how little we think of the other person.”

“I have never quite understood the relationship between beauty and acting. It's a profession where good looks can be a terrible handicap.”

“I'm not a film star; I am an actress. Being a film star is such a false life, lived for fake values and for publicity.”