To be a good actor... it is necessary to have a firmly tempered soul, to be surprised at nothing, to resume each minute the laborious task that has barely just been finished.

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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...

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 adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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.

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

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 in spending oneself that one becomes rich.

It is in 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...

Legend remains victorious in spite of history.

Legend remains victorious in spite of history.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.

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...

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...

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, 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...