A defective voice will always preclude an artist from achieving the complete development of his art, however intelligent he may be… The voice is an instrument which the artist must learn to use with suppleness and sureness, as if it… — 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
