Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It seems that they must first commence to prosper in a foreign country.

Quote by Sarah Bernhardt

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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...

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...

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

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.

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...

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.

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...

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...

It is in spending oneself that one becomes rich.

It is in spending oneself that one becomes rich.

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...

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...

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

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

It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living...

He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living...

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

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...

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

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.

I have often been asked why I am so fond of playing male parts. As...

I have often been asked why I am so fond of playing male parts. As...