Ellen Terry Quotes

13 quotes in 193 categories

• Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.
• If it is the mark of the artist to love art before everything, to renounce everything for its sake, to think all the sweet human…
• No amount of skill on the part of the actress can make up for the loss of youth.
• Before you can be eccentric, you must know where the circle is....
• The picture of me is nearly finished, and I think it is magnificent. Â The green and blue of the dress is splendid, and the…
• Imagination! Imagination! I put it first years ago, when I was asked what qualities I thought necessary for success upon the stage. And I am…
• Imagination! Imagination! I put it first years ago, when I was asked what qualities I thought necessary for success on the stage.
• There is all the difference in the world between departure from recognised rules by one who has learned to obey them, and neglect of them…
• Usefulness! It is not a fascinating word, and the quality is not one of which the aspiring spirit can dream o' nights, yet on the…
• Vary the pace... is one of the foundations of all good acting.
• Eulogy is nice, but one does not learn anything from it.
• Only a great actor finds the difficulties of the actor's art infinite.

Browse Ellen Terry Quotes by Category