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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Legend remains victorious in spite of history.

Legend remains victorious in spite of history.

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

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

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.

It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

What matters poverty? What matters anything to him who is enamoured of our art? Does...

What matters poverty? What matters anything to him who is enamoured of our art? Does...

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...

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 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.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

No realistic, sane person goes around Chicago without protection.

No realistic, sane person goes around Chicago without protection.

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...

Chicago sounds rough to the maker of verse. One comfort we have - Cincinnati sounds...