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Anna Massey

Anna Massey

Birthday: 11 August 1937, Thakeham, West Sussex, England, UK
Birth Name: Anna Raymond Massey
Height: 168 cm

Anna Massey was born on August 11, 1937 in Thakeham, West Sussex, England as Anna Raymond Massey. She was an actress, known for The Machinist (2004), Frenzy (1972) and Peeping Tom (1960). She was marr ...Show More

Anna Massey
Theatre eats up too much of your family life. I have a grandson and a husband and I'd rather I was a Show more Theatre eats up too much of your family life. I have a grandson and a husband and I'd rather I was able to be a granny and a wife. Hide
Actors marrying each other is not a good idea. Actors marrying each other is not a good idea.
[on being directed by Alfred Hitchcock in Frenzy (1972)] Early on he was concerned about every detai Show more [on being directed by Alfred Hitchcock in Frenzy (1972)] Early on he was concerned about every detail - clothes and colours and sets and dressings. But then he got slow physically. Off the set the only conversation that seemed to interest him was about food - he taught me how to make a good batter - and later I realised that this was apt at a time we were making a film so crowded with food. Hide
I think however old and blind and prune-like one may look, the spirit that goes on inside you stays Show more I think however old and blind and prune-like one may look, the spirit that goes on inside you stays young and flirtatious. Hide
I'm not instinctive. It takes enormous discipline and bravery to get me there [playing a role]. I'm not instinctive. It takes enormous discipline and bravery to get me there [playing a role].
My education finished at fifteen; if I'd stayed at school I'm not sure I'd have become an actor. My education finished at fifteen; if I'd stayed at school I'm not sure I'd have become an actor.
[on Alfred Hitchcock] He would always before a take tell you some dirty schoolboy joke. He did that Show more [on Alfred Hitchcock] He would always before a take tell you some dirty schoolboy joke. He did that to relax you because it relaxed him. Hide
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