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Glynis Johns
10 quotes
“I would sooner play in a good British picture than in the majority of American pictures I have seen.”
Glynis Johns (1923–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“Relatives cannot help you in the studios. You stand or fall by your own efforts. My father and I have only ever worked in one picture together – that was Halfway House – and the producer was casting a father and daughter. Perhaps it was natural that he chose us, but my father did not get me that job, neither did I get him his.”
Glynis Johns (1923–2024) first seen 1946 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Picturegoer (28 September 1946)
“Acting is my highest form of intelligence, the time when I use the best part of my brain. I was always told, by my married friends, for example, that I could apply that intelligence to something else, some other aspect of living, but I can't. I don't have the same flair in other things.”
Glynis Johns (1923–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I'd tread very softly in that area. Very softly. I certainly wouldn't rush into anything again, and I'd have to have an awful lot in common with anyone I'd consider marrying next time. Why so many marriages? It was absolute conservatism on my part. I was brought up to feel that if you wanted to have an affair with a man, well, you married him. I have friends who, if they'd followed that rule, would have collected an awful lot of pieces of paper by now.”
Glynis Johns (1923–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I like being a woman, and it may be small‐minded of me, but I also like being given flowers, having the door opened for me, being cherished by a man. And a woman should look after a man, mother him. It's give and take. It evens out. I'm a complete romantic – and very happy to be one.”
Glynis Johns (1923–2024) first seen 1973 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Miss Johns Hits a High Note by Robert Berkvist in the The New York Times (11 March 1973)
“For me, most relationships with men have been like pregnancies – they last only nine months. One of my marriages lated only three months. It wasn't a marriage at all but a serious mistake.”
Glynis Johns (1923–2024) first seen 1977 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in The Philadelphia Inquirer (6 August 1977)
“There were situations that were hard for parents to turn down. It's difficult to turn down a chance to star with Laurence Olivier, to say, 'No, she has to go to school'. They had a big decision to make ... I was interested in everything. I wanted to be a scientist. I would've loved to go on and on at university. But you can't do everything in life.”
Glynis Johns (1923–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“In classical theatre in Europe, everybody plays all kinds of parts. Juliets go on to play the Nurses; they don't want to play Juliet again. I think we've got to remember to grab onto our perks, whatever is the good thing about each age. Each stage of life should be a progression.”
Glynis Johns (1923–2024) first seen 1991 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in A New Role in an Old Favorite: Glynis Johns returns to the stage in 'A Little Night Music' by Janice Arkatov in the Los Angeles Times (17 April 1991)
“I was quite an athlete, my muscles were strong from dancing, so the tail was just fine. I swam like a porpoise.”
Glynis Johns (1923–2024) said by 2024 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
“I always said that 'Send In The Clowns' was the best gift I was ever given. But I've always thought before I decide I don't want to do theater anymore, I'd like to have a vehicle that gave me the scope to do something beautiful. Maybe this is it.”
Glynis Johns (1923–2024) first seen 1998 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: As quoted in Newsday (14 June 1998)