I don't think my life has been badly lived - but I don't think of it that way. And nor should I. Vanessa Redgrave More Quotes by Vanessa Redgrave More Quotes From Vanessa Redgrave My uncles and my father were all in the Royal Navy. One of my uncles, as a matter of fact, was drowned in the Sea of Singapore, having been fighting for the Royal Navy behind enemy lines, Japanese lines, in the hinterland of Singapore. Vanessa Redgrave fightingmatterseafather The stories of the first refugees that I ever came across in literature - that lots of people ever came across - were in 'The Iliad': the escape of Aeneas with his father on his back, the Trojans, from their burning city, and the defeat of their kingdom and what they had to do to try and find safety. Vanessa Redgrave citysafetyfatherpeople A film can open hearts and minds that have been closed, for whatever reasons. Vanessa Redgrave mindsopenwhateverfilm People talk about preaching to the converted, which is total codswallop rubbish. There is no such thing as being converted forever - absolutely no such thing. Vanessa Redgrave talkbeingforeverpeople You can get numbed. People can get hardened. It's not their fault; they just get hardened. News media get hardened. Proprietors get even harder. Vanessa Redgrave younewsmediapeople I didn't plan that there'd be this awful situation in which our European governments, just to start the story off, breaking the Geneva conventions on the protection on the human rights of refugees. Vanessa Redgrave storystarthuman-rightssituation I've been working for refugees for years and years and years. Vanessa Redgrave refugeesworkingbeenyears I thought my story, my experiences as a 2-year-old 'evacuee' from London at the outset of the war, could be important. What happened to me as a child was very light compared to what happened to many children, but... in Britain, there are so many people who just don't know our history. Vanessa Redgrave melightwarhistory Principles aren't something you hear much from politicians these days. Have you noticed? Right across the board, leaders, whatever the political coloring, avoid talking about laws; they avoid talking about principles. They talk about 'our values.' But values can change, and all our packets of 'values' seem to be getting smaller. Vanessa Redgrave youpoliticalchangetalking I don't want to spend my last few whatever it is, months or years on this earth, giving speeches. Vanessa Redgrave whateverearthwantgiving I acted with Albie at Stratford-on-Avon in the 1959 season. We in the acting company tended to hang out at the pub known as the Dirty Duck. Vanessa Redgrave duckcompanyactingdirty The notion of 'building a career' had never been heard or dreamed of when I was young. Vanessa Redgrave careerneverbuildingyoung In my early days, I auditioned a lot. Mostly, I didn't get anywhere. Vanessa Redgrave anywheredaysgetearly
