French - Actress | October 22, 1845 - March 26, 1923
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
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It is in spending oneself that one becomes rich.
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For the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture.
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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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Each action of the actor on the stage should be the visible concomitant of his thoughts.
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The theatre is the involuntary reflex of the ideas of the crowd.
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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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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?
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