Maggie Smith Quotations

I know there is something out there and like most people, I tend to believe in it more when things go bad.

The thing is, often press people ask questions that are so personal that even your nearest and dearest wouldn't ask them.

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

I said 'It can't go on' and he said 'No, it can't.' Honestly, I don't think I could have mattered less to him by then. But by then, nothing mattered to him.

Listen, I must be 110 by now. Granny is going to kick the bucket at some point.

It seems to me there is a change in what audiences want to see. I can only hope that's correct, because there's an awful lot of people of my age around now and we outnumber the others.

An actor is somebody who communicates someone else's words and emotions to an audience. It's not me. It's what writers want me to be.

Try not to cry too much because it can be pretty heart-breaking and pretty hard.

The last couple of years have been a write-off, though I'm beginning to feel like a person now. My energy is coming back.

I'm just glad to get any role... the fact that they're all 90 is neither here nor there! Actually, it was Hook that started it. I think it was Peggy Ashcroft who couldn't do the part and somebody was asked how old was I and would I be able to do the part, and the person replied "92" very quickly. And so I've been stuck ever since! But I'm actually very grateful.