"The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage."

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Source : "You have to laugh" by Suzie Mackenzie, www.theguardian.com. November 19, 2004.

Maggie Smith

#Stage Quotes #Performances Quotes

“We were poor. But my mom never accepted that. She worked hard to become a residential contractor - got her master's with honors at the University of New Orleans. I used to go to every class with her. Her father was my paternal figure.”
“A written regulation in NASCAR is about as reliable as an Egyptian immigration law.”

Source : Brock Yates (2004). “NASCAR Off the Record”, p.126, MotorBooks International
“What I feel for you canâ€™t be conveyed in phrasal combinations; It either screams out loud or stays painfully silent but I promise â€” it beats words. It beats worlds. I promise”
“Your life's short, don't ever question the length / It's cool to cry, don't ever question your strength.”
“Talent is a gift that can be given, and it can be taken away. We have to appreciate that.”
“I don't know if I'd want to be comforted, if I'm being honest. If I'm being forced to eat soot, I want to know that somewhere else in the world, someone else has to eat soot as well. I want to know that soot tastes terrible. I don't want to be told that soot's good for the digestion. And of course, by soot, I mean beans.”
“Distance is always helpful, and the fact that I'm a U.S. politics junkie helps a lot.”

Source : Source: www.huffingtonpost.com
“Those from whom nature has withheld taste invented trousers.”

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