Sarah Bernhardt
Actress
1845-10-22
Books by Sarah Bernhardt
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Quotes by Sarah Bernhardt
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He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will never be a good actor.
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Oscar Wilde: 'Do you mind if I smoke?' Sarah Bernhardt: 'I don't care if you burn.'
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Life begets life. Energy creates energy. It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.
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The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when his appearance is more suitable to King Lear.
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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.
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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.
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