Slow Down? Rest? With All Eternity Before

Each Action Of The Actor On The Stage Should Be The Visible Concomitant Of His Thoughts.

The Artist's Personality Must Be Left In His Dressing-room; His Soul Must Be Denuded Of Its Own Sensations And Clothed With The Base Or Noble Qualities He Is Called Upon To Exhibit.... [he] Must Leave Behind Him The Cares And Vexations Of Life, Throw Aside His Personality For Several Hours, And Move In The Dream Of Another Life, Forgetting Everything.

Me Pray? Never! I'm An Atheist.

A Defective Voice Will Always Preclude An Artist From Achieving The Complete Development Of His Art, However Intelligent He May Be.... The Voice Is An Instrument Which The Artist Must Learn To Use With Suppleness And Sureness, As If It Were A Limb.

[when Asked At Age 79 Why Her Paris Apartment Was Located Up Many Flights Of Stairs At The Top Of The Building:] It's The Only Way I Can Still Make The Hearts Of Men Beat Faster.