Oscar Wilde: ‘Do you mind if I smoke?’ Sarah Bernhardt: ‘I don’t care if you burn.’ — Sarah Bernhardt
Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal. — Sarah Bernhardt
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
Each action of the actor on the stage should be the visible concomitant of his thoughts. — Sarah Bernhardt
For the theatre one needs long arms… an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture. — Sarah Bernhardt
I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. — Sarah Bernhardt
Oscar wilde: ‘do you mind if I smoke?’ sarah bernhardt: ‘i don’t care if you burn.’ — Sarah Bernhardt
The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in fine bodily proportions. — Sarah Bernhardt
Life begets life. Energy becomes energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich. — Sarah Bernhardt