Laurence Olivier Art Quotations

I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor - to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself.

Art is a little bit larger than life - it's an exhalation of life and I think you probably need a little touch of madness.

If you're an artist, you've got to prove it.

There is a spirit in us that makes our brass to blare and our cymbals crash-all, of course, supported by the practicalities of trained lung power, throat, heart, guts.

You think you're an artist; prove it

I don't know what is better than the work that is given to the actor-to teach the human heart the knowledge of itself.

The art of persuasion. The actor persuades himself, first, and through himself, the audience.