He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will never be a good actor.

Quote by Sarah Bernhardt

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Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs...

Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs...

Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me.

Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me.

Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It...

Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It...

Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me.

Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me.

Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal.

Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal.

The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in...

The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in...

Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me

Your words are my food, your breath my wine. You are everything to me

The theatre is the involuntary reflex of the ideas of the crowd.

The theatre is the involuntary reflex of the ideas of the crowd.

The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when...

The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when...

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

I do love cricket - it's so very English.

I do love cricket - it's so very English.

It is in spending oneself that one becomes rich.

It is in spending oneself that one becomes rich.

To be a good actor... it is necessary to have a firmly tempered soul, to...

To be a good actor... it is necessary to have a firmly tempered soul, to...

Oscar Wilde: 'Do you mind if I smoke?' Sarah Bernhardt: 'I don't care if you...

Oscar Wilde: 'Do you mind if I smoke?' Sarah Bernhardt: 'I don't care if you...

It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

Each action of the actor on the stage should be the visible concomitant of his...

Each action of the actor on the stage should be the visible concomitant of his...

I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other...

I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other...

Oscar Wilde: 'Do you mind if I smoke?' Sarah Bernhardt: 'I don't care if you...

Oscar Wilde: 'Do you mind if I smoke?' Sarah Bernhardt: 'I don't care if you...

Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

For the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make...

For the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make...