I refuse the title of artist to those who owe their reputations to a physical deformity. I regard them as buffoons. — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
What matters poverty? What matters anything to him who is enamoured of our art? Does he not carry in himself every joy… — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
What would life be without art? Science prolongs life. To consist of what-eating, drinking, and sleeping? What is the good of living… — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
The artist's personality must be left in his dressing-room; his soul must be denuded of its own sensations and clothed with the… — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
A defective voice will always preclude an artist from achieving the complete development of his art, however intelligent he may be.... The… — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
The dramatic art would appear to be rather a feminine art; it contains in itself all the artifices which belong to the… — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
For the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture. — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
Oscar Wilde: 'Do you mind if I smoke?' Sarah Bernhardt: 'I don't care if you burn.' — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
I refuse the title of artist to those who owe their reputations to a physical deformity. I regard them as buffoons. — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
Life begets life. Energy becomes energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
I have often been asked why I am so fond of playing male parts. As a matter of fact, it is not male parts,… — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
We must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection… — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
To be a good actor... it is necessary to have a firmly tempered soul, to be surprised at nothing, to resume each minute the… — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
