Glenda Jackson Quotes


Glenda Jackson

If I`m too strong for some people, that`s their problem.

My money goes to my agent, then to my accountant and from him to the tax man.

I told them I wouldn`t sign a blank cheque.

One hell of an outlay for a very small return, with most of them.

I look forward to growing old and wise and audacious.

The old argument that the working class won`t enter higher education because they are afraid of getting into debt is patronizing.

It would be nice if education was free to everyone who wanted it, but that`s not the world we live in.

I want to do a musical movie. Like Evita, but with good music.

I used to believe that anything was better than nothing. Now I know that sometimes nothing is better.

I have never believed you make your case stronger by bad-mouthing your opposition.

You`ve got to sing sometimes like you don`t need the money. Love sometimes like you`ll never get hurt. You`ve got to dance, dance, dance like nobody`s watching. It`s got to come from the heart if you want it to work.

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.

You`ve got to sing like you don`t need the money. You`ve got to love like you`ll never get hurt. You`ve got to dance like there`s nobody watching. You`ve got to come from the heart, if you want it to work.

You`ve got to sing like you don`t need the money.

I`ve always been ambitious to be very good at what I do.






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BAFTA Award for Best Actress in a Leading Role
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Academy Award for Best Actress
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress – Miniseries or a Movie (1952–1975)
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Academy Award for Best Actress
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress - Drama Series (1952–1975)
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Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy (1961–1980)
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