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

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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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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.

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...

It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

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

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...

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 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...

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...

Legend remains victorious in spite of history.

Legend remains victorious in spite of history.

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.

It is in spending oneself that one becomes rich.

It is in spending oneself that one becomes rich.

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...