Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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In this clip from THIRTEEN’s 1967 broadcast of “A Conversation with Sir Laurence Olivier,” the acclaimed actor shared his struggles with stage fright and the fear of forgetting his lines. He also opened up about the exhausting reality of running a theater company and the mental toll of playing the Shakespeare role of Othello 150 times.

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