54 Quotes by Vanessa Redgrave

I’ve opened my mouth on a lot of subjects. And I thought the more prestige you get, I’d have the power to do what I like. It’s not true.

The stage is actor’s country. You have to get your passport stamped every so often or they take away your citizenship.

The society Shakespeare knew was heading for tremendous change, and he seems to have recognized that and written about it in a coded way. I understand those codes, I think.

A theater is being given over to market forces, which means that a whole generation that should be able to do theater as well as see it is being completely deprived.

Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings.

I think everybody, including myself, are in danger of losing our humanity.

A film can open hearts and minds that have been closed, for whatever reasons.

Just being alive, staying human, I think that's infinitely precious.

I've been working for refugees for years and years and years.