Paul Scofield Professions : Actor Born : January 21, 1922 Died : March 19, 2008 Browse All Authors Top 16 quotes by Paul Scofield The Actor should make you forget the existence of author and director, and even forget the actor. Paul Scofield theatre actors directors As you get older, the more you know, so the more nervous you become. The risks are much bigger. Paul Scofield nervous bigger risk I decided a long time ago I didn't want to be a star personality and live my life out in public. I don't think it's a good idea to wave personality about like a flag and become labeled. Paul Scofield stars ideas thinking King Lear is undoubtedly the greatest play ever written by Shakespeare - or anybody else for that matter. Hamlet is certainly great, but it doesn't contain as many elements of humanity as we see in Lear. Paul Scofield humanity kings play I found at this point that effective acting wasn't what I wanted to do, that I didn't want to make effects, that I wanted, as it were, to leave an impression of a particular kind of human being. Paul Scofield acting kind want Privacy is not negotiable. Paul Scofield privacy Oh, I suppose my wife and I will open a bottle of champagne with another couple. Paul Scofield wife bottles couple Cheating on a quiz show? That's sort of like plagiarizing a comic strip. Paul Scofield quiz comic cheating A book is worth a few francs; we Germans can afford to destroy those. We all may not appreciate artistic merit, but cash value is another matter. Paul Scofield cash appreciate book It isn't difficult to leave King Lear or Macbeth, but once you have gone back to yourself, you want it to be the same self you have always been. Paul Scofield kings self gone I should in fairness add that my taste in music is reputedly deplorable. Paul Scofield taste-in-music fairness add The oceans were ripe for the picking with the lack of mega predators, it looks like what was going on was that penguins were just starting to exploit that niche. Paul Scofield science A painting means as much to you as a string of pearls to an ape. Paul Scofield string you painting pearls If you look around the table and you can't tell who the sucker is, it's you. Paul Scofield table tell look you Sixty-four thousand dollars for a question, I hope they are asking you the meaning of life. Paul Scofield meaning you hope life What these books have conclusively proven is that the diffence between men and women is exactly 38 pages. Paul Scofield books men-and-women women men Similar Authors Ian Mckellen actor Adhir Kalyan actor Adewale Akinnuoye-Agbaje actor Bert Lahr actor Alan Arkin actor Alan Alda actor All Authors
