The great actors are the luminous ones. They are the great conductors of the stage. — Ethel Barrymore
The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure – if you don’t like it, the artist is wrong. — Ethel Barrymore
For an actress to be a success she must have the face of venus, the brains of minerva — Ethel Barrymore
Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures — Ethel Barrymore