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I know that if I'd had to go and take an exam for acting, I wouldn't have got anywhere. You don't take exams for acting, you take your courage.

Edith Evans

When a woman behaves like a man, why doesn't she behave like a nice man?

Edith Evans

A successful artist of any kind has to work so hard that she is justified in refusing to lay down her sceptre until she is placed on the bier.

Edith Evans

If you're an actor, a real actor, you've got to be on the stage. But you mustn't go on the stage unless it's absolutely the only thing you can do.

Edith Evans

For creative people, it is important to save room for life.

Edith Evans

Actresses are such very dull people off the stage. We are only delightful and brilliant when we are doing what we are told to do. Off stage we are awful chumps.

Edith Evans

Edith Evans

Edith Evans

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Born: February 8, 1888

Died: October 14, 1976 (aged 88)

Bio: Dame Edith Mary Evans was an English actress. She was best known for her work on the stage, but also appeared in films towards the beginning and end of her career.

Known for:

The Whisperers (1967)
The Nun's Story (1959)
The Importance of Being Earnest (1952)
Scrooge (1970)
Tom Jones (1963)

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