What matters poverty? What matters anything to him who is enamoured of our art? Does he not carry in himself every joy and every beauty? Sarah Bernhardt Read Quote
Each action of the actor on the stage should be the visible concomitant of his thoughts. Sarah Bernhardt Read Quote
The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in fine bodily proportions. Sarah Bernhardt Read Quote
For the theatre one needs long arms… an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture. Sarah Bernhardt Read Quote
I have often been asked why I am so fond of playing male parts. As a matter of fact, it is not male parts, but male brains that I prefer. Sarah Bernhardt Read Quote
Although all new ideas are born in France, they are not readily adopted there. It seems that they must first commence to prosper in a foreign country. Sarah Bernhardt Read Quote
I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all now, and in any critical moment of my life, they all rise up in armed legions for or against me. Sarah Bernhardt Read Quote
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 Read Quote
Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal. Sarah Bernhardt Read Quote
