Quotes by Maggie Smith

• 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.
• It's true I don't tolerate fools but then they don't tolerate me, so I am spiky. Maybe that's why I'm quite good at playing spiky elderly ladies.
• I like the ephemeral thing about theatre, every performance is like a ghost - it's there and then it's gone.
• There's this wonderful first assistant and he'll be saying, 'Now Harry goes down among the dragons.' You have to hold yourself together. Because if you lose it for a second then you're sunk.
• The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
• People say it gets better but it doesn't. It just gets different, that's all.
• Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.
• Life is a canvas, and every mistake is just another stroke of the brush.
• Life is a canvas and you are the painter, don't be afraid to create your masterpiece with bold strokes.
• Walk with purpose and let your intention guide you to achieve great things.
• Success is like a city built on an incline; it may be easy to start at the top, but those who take the lifts seldom appreciate the steps it took to get them there.