I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all now, and in any critical moment of my life, they all rise up in armed legions for or against me.

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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.

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.

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...

It is in spending oneself that one becomes rich.

It is in spending oneself that one becomes rich.

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...

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...

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...

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.

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.

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

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

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...

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...

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

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

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.