[on Dame Edith Evans] "Acting with her was heaven. It was like being in
your mother's arms."
I didn't think I'd be any good in films... I couldn't imagine myself on
the screen. Besides, there were such exciting things to do in the
theatre, so much to learn.
[on director Carol Reed] Reed is one of those dedicated beings, the artist who is completely absorbed by his dream. He eats, drinks and sleeps cinema.
[on Edith Evans] We have such things in common - rice pudding on the hearth rug and coats over the back of the chair.