A man must pay the fiddler. In my case it so happened that a whole symphony orchestra often had to be subsidized.
John BarrymoreMethod acting? There are quite a few methods. Mine involves a lot of talent, a glass, and some cracked ice.
John BarrymoreMr. [John] Barrymore's smile was the smile of an actor who hates actors, and who knows that he is going to kill two or three before the play is over. I am not an actor-killer, but I like my Hamlets to dislike actors, if you know what I mean, and I think you don't.
John BarrymoreAmerica is the country where you can buy a lifetime supply of aspirin For one dollar and use it up in two weeks.
John BarrymoreWhen archaeologists discover the missing arms of Venus de Milo, they will find she was wearing boxing gloves.
John BarrymoreDie? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.
John BarrymoreMy head is buried in the sands of tomorrow, while my tail feathers are singed by the hot sun of today.
John BarrymoreMy wife is the kind of girl who will not go anywhere without her mother, and her mother will go anywhere.
John BarrymoreIf it isn't the sheriff, it's the finance company; I've got more attachments on me than a vacuum cleaner.
John BarrymoreI am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom.
John BarrymoreI would like to find a stew that will give me heartburn immediately, instead of at three o clock in the morning.
John BarrymoreIn Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone; but sometimes it is a great relief.
John BarrymoreSex: the thing that takes up the least amount of time and causes the most amount of trouble.
John BarrymoreBusy yourselves with this, you damned walruses, while the rest of use proceed with the libretto.
John Barrymore