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Glenda Jackson
British
Actress
About the author
Acting is not about dressing up. Acting is about stripping bare. The whole essence of learning lines is to forget them so you can make them sound like you thought of them that instant.
Glenda Jackson,
British
Actress
#Acting
#Forget
#Thought
#Sound
#Learning
It would be nice if education was free to everyone who wanted it, but that's not the world we live in.
Glenda Jackson,
British
Actress
#World
#Education
My money goes to my agent, then to my accountant and from him to the tax man.
Glenda Jackson,
British
Actress
#Man
#Money
#Tax
One hell of an outlay for a very small return, with most of them.
Glenda Jackson,
British
Actress
#Hell
If I'm too strong for some people, that's their problem.
Glenda Jackson,
British
Actress
#People
I've always been ambitious to be very good at what I do.
Glenda Jackson,
British
Actress
I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music.
Glenda Jackson,
British
Actress
#Want
#Music
I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is better.
Glenda Jackson,
British
Actress
#Now
#Nothing
I told them I wouldn't sign a blank cheque.
Glenda Jackson,
British
Actress
I have never believed you make your case stronger by bad-mouthing your opposition.
Glenda Jackson,
British
Actress
#Opposition
You've got to sing like you don't need the money.
Glenda Jackson,
British
Actress
#Money
I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious.
Glenda Jackson,
British
Actress
#Old