Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymore
Ethel Barrymorewas an American actress and a member of the Barrymore family of actors. Regarded as the "First Lady of the American Theater", Barrymore was a preeminent stage actress in her era and her career spanned six decades...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth15 August 1879
CityPhiladelphia, PA
CountryUnited States of America
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Fundamentally I feel that there is as much difference between the stage and the films as between a piano and a violin. Normally you can't become a virtuoso in both.
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Ring of Fire, The Johnny Cash Musical Show
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For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a MaCaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.
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You grow up the day you have your first real laugh - at yourself.
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Is everybody happy? I want everybody to be happy. I know I'm happy.
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[At age 76:] A good life is like a good play -- it has to have a satisfying and exciting third act.
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The great actors are the luminous ones. They are the great conductors of the stage.
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The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event.
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You must learn, day by day, year by year, to broaden your horizon.
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The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist is wrong. I belong to the generation which says if you don't like it, you don't understand and you ought to find out.
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The best time to make friends is before you need them.
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When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, why, get up! If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, well, isn't that the best position from which to pray?
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For an actress to be a success she must have the face of Venus, the brains of Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of Macaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros
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Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping.