The truth, the absolute truth, is that the chief beauty for the theatre consists in fine bodily proportions.

[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.

Legend remains victorious in spite of history.

I do love cricket - it's so very English.

Each action of the actor on the stage should be the visible concomitant of his thoughts.

The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when his appearance is more suitable to King Lear.

I adore Chicago. It is the pulse of America.