Top 11 Quotes & Sayings by Susannah York

Explore popular quotes and sayings by a British actress Susannah York.
Last updated on November 8, 2024.
Susannah York

Susannah Yolande Fletcher, known professionally as Susannah York, was an English actress. Her appearances in various films of the 1960s, including Tom Jones (1963) and They Shoot Horses, Don't They? (1969), formed the basis of her international reputation. An obituary in The Telegraph characterised her as "the blue-eyed English rose with the china-white skin and cupid lips who epitomised the sensuality of the swinging sixties", who later "proved that she was a real actor of extraordinary emotional range".

Someone had told me about a house in Wandsworth, southwest London - 21 Blenkarne Road - with an incredible garden, so I went and had a look. I walked in and just said, 'I want it.'
Men find it difficult because I've got so much energy and hardly sleep at night, only four or five hours. I wake up in the early hours and potter around.
Acting and writing go together. Actors write because they love words and becoming other people - we love to escape into other characters. — © Susannah York
Acting and writing go together. Actors write because they love words and becoming other people - we love to escape into other characters.
A relationship is lovely if you're happy, comfortable in it and you really like the person. I can think of nothing better. But there's nothing worse than having a relationship in which you feel no interest.
I was brought up in Scotland and have always been a country person, although the town means a great deal to me, too.
Seeing the family is a very important part of my weekend.
The things that make me very angry are injustice and bullying. If I see someone bullying a woman or child in the street, or kicking a dog, I go completely mad.
I've struggled so hard to reign in my temper because it actually terrifies me.
I feel I'd like to share my luck and my life. Being in love is the best thing in the world.
If Ibsen's 'Enemy of the People' were alive today, he would recognize the ethic that has informed capitalist and communist countries alike - economic growth before public health and well-being. The true enemies of the people ar those who continue to sacrifice our long-term interests for short-term gains. But perhaps we should all look in the mirror.
Ive struggled so hard to reign in my temper because it actually terrifies me.
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