I'm leaving the screen because I don't think I am very good in the pictures and I have this beautiful dream that I'm elegant on the stage.

Quote by Helen Hayes

Topics: Helen Hayes Quotes

People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem...

People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem...

Stardom can be a gilded slavery.

Stardom can be a gilded slavery.

From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before...

From your parents you learn love and laughter and how to put one foot before...

The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.

The hardest years in life are those between ten and seventy.

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each...

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each...

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

Age is not important unless you're a cheese.

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

There is only one terminal dignity - love.

Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one...

Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one...

The story of a love is not important-what is important is that one is capable...

The story of a love is not important-what is important is that one is capable...

Everybody starts at the top, and then has the problem of staying there. Lasting accomplishment,...

Everybody starts at the top, and then has the problem of staying there. Lasting accomplishment,...

When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.

When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee.

The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am...

The good die young but not always. The wicked prevail but not consistently. I am...

Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines....

Mere longevity is a good thing for those who watch Life from the side lines....

Actors work and slave and it is the color of your hair that can determine...

Actors work and slave and it is the color of your hair that can determine...

The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

The truth is that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story...

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each...

There's a little vanity chair that Charlie gave me the first Christmas we knew each...

If you rest, you rust.

If you rest, you rust.

I wish I could think of a positive point to leave you with. Will you...

I wish I could think of a positive point to leave you with. Will you...

Just called the police on my girlfriend. She hasn't committed a crime, I just want...

Just called the police on my girlfriend. She hasn't committed a crime, I just want...

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.

Women are meant to be loved, not to be understood.