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.

Olivia De Havilland

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.

Olivia De Havilland

I loved France, although I initially thought they were stubborn for always speaking French.

Olivia De Havilland

I feel like a survivor from an age that people no longer understand. I want to try to explain what the 1930s - the golden age of Hollywood - was truly like. People forget that America was such a different place then, not yet the dominant force in the world.

Olivia De Havilland

I was naturalized right before Pearl Harbor. Nine days later, I would have been classified as an enemy alien. I might have been sent to a camp.

Olivia De Havilland

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

Olivia De Havilland

There are no words to describe my feelings for Errol Flynn.

Olivia De Havilland

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.

Olivia De Havilland

I felt 'Gone with the Wind' would last five years, and it's lasted over 70 and into a new millennium. There is a special place in my heart for that film and Melanie. She was a remarkable character - a loving person - and because of that, she was a happy person. And Scarlett, of course, was not.

Olivia De Havilland

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.

Olivia De Havilland

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.

Olivia De Havilland

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.

Olivia De Havilland

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

Olivia De Havilland

We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.

Olivia De Havilland

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

Olivia De Havilland

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.

Olivia De Havilland

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

Olivia De Havilland

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

Olivia De Havilland

If I watch 'Gone With the Wind,' I always find it interesting. I think, 'What's going to happen next? What's that character going to do?' But you know, you never really need to watch the films you made again. They stay inside you, always with you.

Olivia De Havilland

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

Olivia De Havilland

Olivia De Havilland Quotes

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.

I loved France, although I initially thought they were stubborn for always speaking French.

I feel like a survivor from an age that people no longer understand. I want to try to explain what the 1930s - the golden age of Hollywood - was truly like. People forget that America was such a different place then, not yet the dominant force in the world.

I was naturalized right before Pearl Harbor. Nine days later, I would have been classified as an enemy alien. I might have been sent to a camp.

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

There are no words to describe my feelings for Errol Flynn.

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.

I felt 'Gone with the Wind' would last five years, and it's lasted over 70 and into a new millennium. There is a special place in my heart for that film and Melanie. She was a remarkable character - a loving person - and because of that, she was a happy person. And Scarlett, of course, was not.

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.

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.

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.

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

We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.

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

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.

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

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

If I watch 'Gone With the Wind,' I always find it interesting. I think, 'What's going to happen next? What's that character going to do?' But you know, you never really need to watch the films you made again. They stay inside you, always with you.

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