Top 100 Leigh Quotes
#1. Mike Leigh and Ken Loach are the people I look up to. They are quality film-makers making interesting, controversial, ground-breaking movies with very little eye on the marketplace.
Eric Fellner
#2. Mike Leigh taught me about making choices - as an actor, you choose between being honest and clever, and with Mike, it's always about being honest. I learned how to behave on a film set from Jim Broadbent. He was a great example of someone with a fantastic career who kept his feet on the ground.
Eddie Marsan
#3. I wanted to be like Vivien Leigh in 'Gone With the Wind.' I wanted to have black hair, green eyes and break hearts.
Terry Farrell
#4. I was approached by this guy Chris Renshaw, who had read my book and had read Leigh's book. He wanted to incorporate both characters - he probably felt Leigh wasn't famous enough and he realized Leigh [Bowery] and I were associated.
Boy George
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Anonymous
#6. Leigh stands there, not so much a figure to scare crows as to beckon doves.
Paul Russell
#8. I would not be a rose upon the wall
A queen might stop at, near the palace-door,
To say to a courtier, "Pluck that rose for me,
It's prettier than the rest." O Romney Leigh!
I'd rather far be trodden by his foot,
Than lie in a great queen's bosom.
Elizabeth Barrett Browning
#9. I wanted to work with Mike Leigh. I had my list of British people I wanted to work with, and I wanted to work with David Lynch and Woody Allen.
Carmen Ejogo
#10. If only Vivien Leigh had stayed in England, that part would have been mine.
Joan Bennett
#11. Gee, I'm sorry I didn't hear you in all this rain. Go ahead in, please.
Anthony Perkin's Norman Bates
Talking To Janet Leigh's Marion Crane.
Alfred Hitchcock
#12. Leigh did what any sane female faced with such an e-mail would do: deleted it to resist the temptation of replying, cleared her trash to resist the temptation of recalling it, and then called tech support to restore all her recently deleted e-mails. (Chasing Harry Winston)
Lauren Weisberger
#14. The old joke was Mitch Leigh, land baron, barren land.
Mitch Leigh
#15. Leigh [ Bowery] would make up stories about people committing suicide or going on hunger strikes because they were refused entry at the door.
Boy George
#16. Playing the Mammy of Miss Leigh was just about the biggest thrill I've ever had.
Hattie McDaniel
#17. Mike Leigh encourages you to choose a person that you know to base your character on. You write a whole list of people that you know and you go through that list in great depth with him. And then he chooses one of those people from your list.
Jane Horrocks
#18. To have a childhood surrounded by people like Sir Laurence Olivier and Vivien Leigh sounds glitzy, but for years I wanted to repress it. I couldn't take that kind of power and success.
Michael Korda
#19. Let me guess
Nathan," he said with a bitter laugh. "It has to be Nathan. Christ, he told me day one that he liked you. But don't forget our history, Leigh. We were great together.
Alicia Thompson
#20. I find suggestion a hell of a lot more provocative than explicit detail. You didn't see Clark[Gable] and Vivien[leigh] rolling around in bed in Gone With The Wind, but you saw that shit eating grin on her face the next morning and you knew damned well she'd gotten properly laid.
Joan Crawford
#21. I am sort of medium ... I guess you could call me the mediumest boy in the class. -Leigh Botts
Beverly Cleary
#22. Central depth of purple, Leaves more bright than rose, Who shall tell what brightest thought Out of darkness grows? Who, through what funereal pain, Souls to love and peace attain? - Leigh Hunt (James Henry Leigh Hunt
Leigh Hunt
#23. I loved dancing the tango at the 1994 Nurses Ball Talent Show. I thought I'd be dancing with Brad Maule (Tony) but the writers revved up the passion by pairing me with Leigh McCloskey, my lover Damian. During dress rehearsal, for a goof, Leigh and Brad ran into each others arms instead!
Jacklyn Zeman
#24. Alas, Gulietta, this was an American frog of the last quarter of the twentieth century, a time when wishing apparently no longer led to anything, and Leigh-Cheri eventually named it Prince Charming after that son-of-a-bitch who never comes though.
Tom Robbins
#25. When I make films, I work with Mike Leigh, who's the most prolific director in England.
Lesley Manville
#26. I saw Farrah Fawcett originally when she and her boyfriend, Lee Majors, came over to my house for a birthday party that I was having for my ex-wife, Leigh Taylor-Young.
Ryan O'Neal
#28. Mrs. Leigh-Waters looked even more distressed. "Oh, Louisa, you mustn't ... "
"Speak ill of the dead?" Daniel asked, before Louisa could answer. "It's not the done thing, no, but death doesn't change what a person was in life.
Jennifer Ashley
#29. I adore Bette Davis and Vivien Leigh, but more because they were good actresses. That's what makes me interested in them, that they didn't present themselves as idols; they were just doing their jobs.
Imelda Staunton
#30. Leigh Bowery created outfits that made him look deformed, which was very brave. I believe this was the main thing that gave Leigh his edge. His designs were often breath-taking, but it was the way he used his body that was so utterly new and refreshing.
Boy George
#31. If I show consideration for others," Lillian Lynburn said grumpily, "will you tell me again about how you shot my husband?"
Jon rolled his eyes. "Yes, Leigh, if you manage to approximate human behavior for half an hour, I will tell you your favorite story again.
Sarah Rees Brennan
#32. Leigh [ Bowery] would create fake guest lists and put the most ridiculous names on them - Joan Collins, or really naff soap stars who would never grace the door of Taboo.
Boy George
#33. When you think of Mitch Leigh as a businessman, remember he's also a composer. And when you think of Mitch Leigh as a composer, remember he's also a businessman.
Mitch Leigh
#34. I married the perfect girl. I married the girl who could have done so much better and took me anyway. I married a woman who inspires me to be the best version of myself just by being her. I feel lucky every day to be the man next to you, Leigh. Nothing will ever change that.
Jolene Perry
#35. We're not really dating per se,' Leigh said. Nate grinned. 'I wouldn't be so sure about that, pretty lady. I know my brother's tastes and you definitely have the main ingredients. His eyes ate more than his mouth at dinner.
Destiny Booze
#36. People like Hart didn't understand. They lived by daylight rules. Rules that said should and could when Leigh wanted nothing but the damned and bloodied artistry she created when she did things people said she shouldn't, couldn't.
Cole McCade
#37. Leigh left college to be married, and then it was goodbye Drew and hello Taos. I went to her wedding with hardly a qualm. Nice fellow. Drove a Honda Civic. No problems there.
Stephen King
#38. To me Vivien Leigh was a tragic heroine of classic proportions: chosen, blessed and abandoned by the gods. Obstinately she tried to control and defy her destiny and to know her story is to be inspired by pity and terror.
Elaine Dundy
#39. What happened to me separates me from the normal world in a negative way. Like a handicap or disfiguring deformity, it's too horrible for some people to deal with, and it makes them uncomfortable whenever they're around me. ~Leigh Byrne, Call Me Tuesday
Leigh Byrne
#40. Leigh [Bowery ] obviously loved having me in the club because I would attract media, and he loved and lived for his column inches.
Boy George
#41. This has been such a scorching series." - Jamie Leigh
Scarlett Avery
#42. The distance between your knowledge of truth and your obedience is called lack of integrity. And the amount of negative behavior
or lack of integrity
a person exhibits is directly proportional to their amount of pain. - Tara Leigh's therapist (p.118)
Tara Leigh Cobble
#43. Wow. This has been such a scorching series. Two hawt alpha males. One southern Texan. A recipe for lot of entertainment. - Jamie Leigh
Scarlett Avery
#44. Looking for love on the internet is like Janet Leigh asking Norman Bates if he likes her body.
Max Brooks
#45. I was named after my two uncles. Roger Lee and Richard Allen. They simply changed the spelling to Leigh-Allyn to make it more feminine.
Leigh-Allyn Baker
#46. I hope my life will prove a useful & good one, to many people." - Vivien Leigh
Kendra Bean
#47. Leigh Bowery was actually quoted as saying, "Flesh is my most favorite fabric." I've seen many a freak make a scene and go, but Leigh was a special kind of exhibitionist because he was dedicated and saw it as an art form.
Boy George
#48. I think the hard work of writing is just how long a book is terrible before it's good."--Leigh Bardugo
Leigh Bardugo
#49. Vivien Leigh was a phenomenal actress, a very complicated woman, living on the edge of mental problems, haunted by demons and angels. And though I've never thought of myself like Marilyn Monroe, I was inspired by the tremendous risk she took - of being vulnerable.
Rebecca De Mornay
#50. For me the most interesting thing about Leigh Bowery was the way he used his body as a style statement. He was a big guy, but, because he was tall and had long legs, he looked in proportion - even sexy - -despite being overweight by conventional -standards.
Boy George
#51. Marilyn Monroe and Vivienne Leigh are real icons of mine. In terms of visual culture, they are both so iconic. There weren't any paparazzi shots of them falling out of taxis, so they will always look so incredible.
Lily Cole
#52. Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All or Nothing,' it took some getting used to - what do you mean there's a script?!?' That kind of thing.
Sally Hawkins
#53. I had left school at 16, gone to stage school - and, until I was 22, I hadn't really played anyone but myself. Then in 1979, I made a film with Mike Leigh called 'Grownups,' which went out on the BBC, and overnight this new career opened up.
Lesley Manville
#54. You look at Gone With the Wind, how right Vivian Leigh was for that. Don't know if that would happen today.
Kelly Lynch
#55. It is one of those stories that you just want to keep going and going - even after the last page has been reached.
Kristie Leigh Maguire
Vicki M. Taylor
#56. Once, Princess Leigh-Cheri used a papal candlestick for the purpose of self-gratification. She had hoped that at the appropriate moment she might be visited by either the Lamb or the Beast, be, as usual, only Ralph Nader attended her.
Tom Robbins
#57. I really like birds. Everyone always wants me to say that I can't stand to go near them, just like they want Janet Leigh to confess that she can't bear to take a shower. Well, I'm sorry to disappoint you.
Tippi Hedren
#59. Sturmhond had a way of talking that made me want to shoot someone. Preferably him.
Leigh Bardugo
#60. Adrianus, this is not some mission fueled by a vendetta. This isn't revenge. This is the future of not only sprites, but also mankind.
Leigh Michael
#62. The concept of virginity is a social construct. If you're wondering if my commercial value, self-respect, and/or quality of my immortal soul has been affected by things that have gone in or out of my vagina the answer is no.
Christy Leigh Stewart
#63. I winced. "I shouldn't have said that." "You once put goose droppings in my shoes, Alina. A bad mood I can handle." He glanced at me and said, "We all know the burden you're carrying. You don't have to bear it alone." I
Leigh Bardugo
#64. It flows through old hushed Egypt and its sands, Like some grave mighty thought threading a dream, And times and things, as in that vision, seem Keeping along it their eternal stands.
Leigh Hunt
#65. He knew exactly what he intended to leave behind when he was gone.
Damage.
Leigh Bardugo
#66. Her voice was gentle, patient - why was it making him want to set fire to something?
Leigh Bardugo
#67. It still is on the run,
time that is.
Sometimes it seems like everything's changing;
my whole world is rearranging.
Everything's different,
and yet everything's the same.
Time is just a crazy game.
Amanda Leigh
#68. No one knew who he was. No one knew where he came from. He'd become Kaz Brekker, cripple and confidence man, bastard of the Barrel. The
Leigh Bardugo
#69. Beauty was your armor. Fragile stuff, all show. But what's inside you? That's steel. It's brave and unbreakable. And it doesn't need fixing.
Leigh Bardugo
#70. For the love of the gods, Lorenzo. Just kill the man."
I grinned even as a struggled to pull my arm free from his jaws. "Yes, dear.
Ellis Leigh
#71. No matter what they thought of him, they'd walk a little taller tonight. It was why they stayed, why they gave their best approximation of loyalty for him
Leigh Bardugo
#72. I'd like to be known for stepping up, and encouraging others to do the same.
Leigh Anne Tuohy
#73. Murderer!" I shouted "Monster!"
"All of those things.
Leigh Bardugo
#74. As a parent, do the right thing and you don't get in trouble. If you lead a charmed life, you better act like it.
Leigh Anne Tuohy
#75. Wylan blushed deeper, and Jesper shook his head. "Play piano, too?" "Flute," said Wylan defensively. "Perfect.
Leigh Bardugo
#76. The sweet reverence that emanated from his beautiful irises warmed the chilled chambers of my heart. Looking into Hunter's eyes felt like seeing into my own soul.
Adriane Leigh
#77. Our Muslim friends must learn from previous waves of immigration.
Edward Leigh
#78. I've purged myself of worldly goods; half my stuff is either being sold or going to charity. I need to go shopping.
Christy Leigh Stewart
#80. Those who have lost an infant are never, in a way, without an infant.
Leigh Hunt
#81. The most tangible of all visible mysteries - fire.
Leigh Hunt
#82. Our inability to talk about the past was almost as damaging to our relationship as the past itself.
Leigh Byrne
#83. Because I am a doll, and a servant. Because I am a pretty thing and a soldier all the same.
Leigh Bardugo
#84. We all did our part to bring about the end of the world.
Leigh Bardugo
#85. Every single night I'm nervous. You never know how the audience is going to react.
Vivien Leigh
#87. Open your creative heart like an unfurling flower and petal and share your exquisiteness.
Amy Leigh Mercree
#88. I know it comes easy, Geels, but try not to play dumb with me.
Leigh Bardugo
#89. I'm your fucking mate. This?" I cupped her pussy as I slid my fingers out of her, making her moan and shiver from the pressure of my palm against her swollen and sensitive clit. "This is mine now.
Ellis Leigh
#90. You keep the title of 'president' even if you served only one term. The same goes for rapists.
Christy Leigh Stewart
#91. Sonny was a spiky ray of light to those lucky enough to be close to him, but life had taught him to play his cards close to his chest.
Garrett Leigh
#92. Loving yourself is the single most important thing you can do to create the life of your dreams.
Amy Leigh Mercree
#94. Trickery is not my native tongue, but I may learn to speak it yet.
Leigh Bardugo
#95. From somewhere in the distance, we heard a rolling crack of thunder.
"He's coming," moaned one of the Inferni. "Oh, Saints, he's coming."
"He'll kill us all," whispered Sergei.
"If we're lucky," replied Zoya.
Leigh Bardugo
#96. Maybe you're hungry," said Zoya. "I always get mean when I'm hungry.
Leigh Bardugo
#97. Don't start doing that."
"What?"
"Agreeing with me," said Jesper. "Sure path to destruction.
Leigh Bardugo
#98. I often wonder what supernatural acts God would perform in our world-things He is ready, willing, eager, and able to do-if we would just approach Him and make our requests known.
Nancy Leigh DeMoss
#99. Don't assume you have to be extraordinary to be used by God. You don't have to have exceptional gifts, talents, abilities, or connections. God specializes in using ordinary people whose limitations and weaknesses make them ideal showcases for His greatness and glory.
Nancy Leigh DeMoss
#100. Bread, milk and butter are of venerable antiquity. They taste of the morning of the world.
Leigh Hunt
