To be a good actor... it is necessary to have a firmly tempered soul, to be surprised at nothing, to resume each… — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
... actors of the first water are not more plentiful than playwrights of genius. — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his author, to… — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in fine bodily proportions. — Sarah Bernhardt Copy Share Image
Each action of the actor on the stage should be the visible concomitant of his thoughts. — 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
He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will… — 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
