Vivien Leigh Quotes, Thoughts and images

Most of us have compromised with life. Those who fight for what they want will always thrill us.

People who are very beautiful make their own laws.

I'm not a film star; I am an actress. Being a film star is such a false life, lived for fake values and for publicity.

Sometimes I dread the truth of the lines I say. But the dread must never show.

Life is too short to work so hard.

It's much easier to make people cry than to laugh.

I'm not young. What's wrong with that?

Things are simple when you're going to die.

I will not be ignored.

I've always been mad about cats.

Dear Lord, I'm so grateful I'm still loved.

I loved fencing and dancing and elocution.

I always know my lines.

I think acting is an important profession, because acting can give you pleasure and can teach you at the same time, and that is a good thing.

You know the passage where Scarlett voices her happiness that her mother is dead, so that she can't see what a bad girl Scarlett has become? Well, that's me.

People think that if you look fairly reasonable, you can't possibly act, and as I only care about acting, I think beauty can be a great handicap.

I've been a godmother loads of times, but being a grandmother is better than anything.

I don't know what that Method is. Acting is life, to me, and should be.

A lucky thing Eva Peron was. She died at 32. I'm already 45.

I shall play Scarlett O'Hara.

I am going to be a great actress.

I have just made out my will and given all the things I have and many that I haven't.

I cannot let well enough alone. I get restless. I have to be doing different things.

I need something truly beautiful to look at in hotel rooms.

I'm a Scorpio, and Scorpios eat themselves out and burn themselves up like me.

I think any classical training in the theatre is of enormous value.

You can't act on an empty stomach, because you're breathing's all wrong.

My parents were French and Irish and our family even has Spanish blood-and I do so love the United States and consider myself part American.

I know I am right for Scarlett. I can convince Mr. Selznick.

My first husband and I are still good friends and there is no earthly reason why I should not see him. Larry and I are very much in love.