Laurence Olivier

"Acting is all about honesty. If you can fake that, you've got it made."

"The art of acting is not to act. Once you show them, you're acting, and that's not what they want."

"I think the great thing about acting is that it's about communicating human emotions."

"Motivation is a fire from within. Only you can light that fire."

"Excellence is not a skill, it's an attitude."

"The secret of my success is that I bit off more than I could chew and chewed as fast as I could."

"You cannot live only one life; that is the beauty of being an actor."

"To be or not to be, that is the question every actor faces."

"I have in my life done everything I wanted to do, and not everything was a success."

"Acting is the most wonderful of all things, but it is also a very curious thing."

"The most important thing for an actor is to have good health and a good memory."

"I am not an old hand at anything, I am always a learner."

"The craft of acting is in the truth of the moment."

"If you want to be an actor, you have to work, work, work."

"The greatest thing about being an actor is the freedom it gives you."

"I believe that acting is about finding the humanity in every character."

"Success is not final, failure is not fatal."

"Courage is the ability to face your fears and move forward."

"Life is a stage, and we are all merely players."

"The beauty of acting is that it allows you to live many lives."

"I have always believed that the only way to achieve anything is through hard work."

"Creativity is the ability to see what others cannot see."

"The most important thing in life is to find your passion and pursue it."

"I have learned that patience is the greatest virtue."

"The truth is always more powerful than fiction."

"I believe that every person has the potential to achieve greatness."

"The key to success is to never give up on your dreams."

"I have always been grateful for every opportunity that has come my way."

"The strength of a man is measured by his character, not his accomplishments."

"I believe that kindness is the most powerful force in the world."