Usefulness! It is not a fascinating word, and the quality is not one of which the aspiring spirit can dream o' nights, yet on the stage it is the first thing to aim at.
Eulogy is nice, but one does not learn anything from it.
Security is mortal's chiefest enemy.
Only a great actor finds the difficulties of the actor's art infinite.
Before you can be eccentric, you must know where the circle is.
The picture of me is nearly finished, and I think it is magnificent. The green and blue of the dress is splendid, and the expression as Lady Macbeth holds the crown over her head is quite wonderful.