Margaret Rutherford Quotes

Margaret Rutherford — English Actress born on May 11, 1892, died on May 22, 1972

Dame Margaret Taylor Rutherford, DBE was an English character actress, who first came to prominence following World War II in the film adaptations of Noël Coward's Blithe Spirit, and Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest. In 1963 she won the best supporting actress Oscar and a Golden Globe for her role as The Duchess of Brighton in The VIPs. Rutherford was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire in 1961 and a Dame Commander in 1967... (wikipedia)

You never have a comedian who hasn't got a very deep strain of sadness within him or her. Every great clown has been very near to tragedy.

Perhaps an eccentric is just off centre - ex-centric. But that contradicts a belief of mine that we've got to be centrifugal.

I hope I'm an individual. I suppose an eccentric is a super individual.

Film actors are, by nature, more complicated than stage actors.