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Olivia de Havilland

Dame Olivia Mary de Havilland DBE (/dəˈhævɪlənd/; born July 1, 1916) is a British-American actress, whose career spanned from 1935 to 1988. She appeared in 49 feature films, and was one of the leading movie stars during the golden age of Classical Hollywood. She is best known for her early screen performances in The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938) and Gone with the Wind (1939), and her later award-winning performances in To Each His Own (1946), The Snake Pit (1948), and The Heiress (1949).

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My sister has decided to become an actress too. It has ruined the close-knittedness of our family life.

Actresses, Decided, Family, Family Life, Life, My Sister

The one thing that you simply have to remember all the time that you are there, is that Hollywood is an oriental city. As long as you do that you might survive. If you try to equate it with anything else you'll perish.

Cities, Long, Oriental, Perish, Remember, Trying

Famous people feel that they must perpetually be on the crest of the wave, not realising that it is against all the rules of life. You can't be on top all the time, it isn't natural.

Natural, People, Perpetually, Rules, Wave

I read the Scriptures at the American Cathedral on Christmas and Easter; that's it. It's a task I love.

Easter, Scripture, Scriptures, Task, Tasks

all the French speak French - even the children. Many Americans and Britishers who visit the country never quite adjust to this, and the idea persists that the natives speak the language just to show off or be difficult.

Children, Country, Ideas, Natives, Persists, Visit

I don't need a fantasy life as once I did. That is the life of the imagination that I had a great need for. Films were the perfect means for satisfying that need.

Films, Imagination, Life, Mean, Perfect

I wanted to be what my high-school civics and history teacher thought of as a good American. That automatically involved taking an interest in government.

Government, History, Interest, School, Taking, Teacher

There certainly is such a thing as screen chemistry, although I don't believe you find it frequently.

Believe, Chemistry, Screens, Thing

Playing good girls in the '30s was difficult, when the fad was to play bad girls. Actually I think playing bad girls is a bore; I have always had more luck with good girl roles because they require more from an actress.

Girl, Girls, Luck, Play, Require, Thinking

I don't feel the cold. It's my British blood!

Blood, British, Cold

The TV business is soul-crushing, talent-destroying and human being-destroying.

Business, Crush, Human, Soul, Tvs

I was quite thin, and I didn't have to worry until I had my appendix out and a mysterious metabolic change occurred.

Appendix, Metabolic, Mysterious, Quite, Thin, Worry

I was just a mini-star when we did 'Gone With the Wind. '

Gone, Stars, Wind

It's hard to keep on being civil when they ask you such annoying questions.

Annoying, Asks, Civil, Hard

I'm all for typewriters, with instant carbon copies, and seeing films in cinemas.

Cinema, Film, Films, Instant, Typewriters

I would prefer to live forever in perfect health, but if I must at some time leave this life, I would like to do so ensconced on a chaise longue, perfumed, wearing a velvet robe and pearl earrings, with a flute of champagne beside me and having just discovered the answer to the last problem in a British cryptic crossword.

Flutes, Forever, Pearl, Perfect, Robe, Time

I had a very big crush on Errol Flynn during 'Captain Blood. ' I thought he was absolutely smashing for three solid years, but he never guessed. Then he had one on me but nothing came of it. I'm not going to regret that; it could have ruined my life.

Blood, Crush, Guessed, Regret, Smashing

Of course we fight. What sisters don't battle?

Battle, Course, Courses, Fight, Fighting

I was shocked and saddened to learn of the passing of my sister, Joan Fontaine. . . and I appreciate the many kind expressions of sympathy that we have received.

Appreciate, Expression, Joan, Niece, Saddened, Sister

One must take what comes, with laughter.

Aging, Laughter, Personality, Take