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. — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will never be a good actor. — 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
The monster of advertisement...is a sort of octopus with innumerable tentacles. It throws out to right and left, in front and behind, its clammy… — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all now, and in any… — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when his appearance is more suitable to King Lear. — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image