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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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 do love cricket - it's so very English.

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

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

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...

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...

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.

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.

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.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

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...

Legend remains victorious in spite of history.

Legend remains victorious in spite of history.

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...

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...

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...

If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in...

If it were not for the government, we should have nothing to laugh at in...

The single currency should allow the European Union, and therefore France, to balance its monetary...

The single currency should allow the European Union, and therefore France, to balance its monetary...

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one...

I would rather have a German division in front of me than a French one...