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THE GRAND DAME (REMEMBERING MAGGIE SMITH)

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  ©  Lionsgate UK It's hard to believe an actress as accomplished as Maggie Smith could have been gripped by nervousness and fear. However in  a 2015 interview with the Scottish newspaper, The Sunday Post , the Oscar winning actress admitted her reputation in later years for being a difficult star was often borne out of those two emotions. “Obviously at some times I have been like that," she acknowledged.  "The awful thing is, I’m sort of very aware when I’m being difficult but I’m usually so scared," she confessed. “And that’s shaming, at the age one is. Because every time I start anything, I think, 'This time I’m going to be like Judi Dench, and it will all be lovely, it will be merry and bright, the Quaker will come out in me’. “But it never works. Jude has a wonderful calm, it’s very enviable. “When you’re young you’re just so thrilled to be doing it; of course you’re terrified but as you get older it’s because you realise how difficult it is to do. When you’
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THE MISFIT (REMEMBERING DONALD SUTHERLAND)

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© Warner Bros With a career as rich and prolific as Donald Sutherland's, it's remarkable that he never received an Oscar nomination. The fact that he didn't would suggest Hollywood never really quite knew how to fully embrace an actor who revelled in quirky roles and built a career inside and outside the studio system. During a diverse career spanning seven decades, the Canadian was honoured by the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences. He received an honorary award for his work in 2017 but while a retrospective award for a lifetime achievement is a fitting honour, it isn't quite the same as having a specific performance recognised by your peers. Given his stunning performances in classics like 'MASH,' 'Klute,' 'Fellini's Casanova,' Don't Look Now,' and 'JFK,' the fact he was never in an Oscar race seems one hell of an oversight. © 20th Century Fox There's no doubt Sutherland turned out plenty of performances over t
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