Uta Hagen Quotes

They still had the Lord Chamberlain, so we had this idiotic censorship. We were allowed three Jesus Christs instead of 10. Why three were OK, I don't know.

- Uta Hagen

Working with Brando was fun. It was like a tennis match. We played unbelievably well together.

- Uta Hagen

We were not allowed to say, Screw, but we could say, Hump the hostess, because hump is in Shakespeare.

- Uta Hagen

I love going to the movies; I love watching good movie actors. They must know something I don't.

- Uta Hagen

I love playing Chekhov. That's the hardest; that's why I love it most.

- Uta Hagen

I'm a bad liar; I don't know what to say backstage.

- Uta Hagen

We must overcome the notion that we must be regular... it robs you of the chance to be extraordinary and leads you to the mediocre.

- Uta Hagen

We had a relationship that lasted 44 years. Herbert and I lived together 10 years before we were married. He always gave me a little heart for whatever anniversary.

- Uta Hagen

Once in awhile, there's stuff that makes me say, That's what theatre's about. It has to be a human event on the stage, and that doesn't happen very often.

- Uta Hagen

Awards don't really mean much.

- Uta Hagen

Usually, someone who's in a show gets me a ticket. I feel cornered. I can't walk out if I don't like it.

- Uta Hagen

Maybe the one I enjoyed playing most was A Month in the Country.

- Uta Hagen

Marlon was so sensitive, you thought the poor guy just had a bad education.

- Uta Hagen

I won't go to England because they won't let my dog in.

- Uta Hagen

If you want a bourgeois existence, you shouldn't be an actor. You're in the wrong profession.

- Uta Hagen

I think, by and large, the level of acting is mediocre. When I go to the theatre, I get so angry. I don't go.

- Uta Hagen