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

I refuse the title of artist to those who owe their reputations to a physical deformity. I regard them as buffoons.

It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

We must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judge and absolve us, and for whom we have the same affection and indulgence. The rest I look upon as a mere crowd, lively or sad, loyal or corrupt, from whom there is nothing to be expected but fleeting emotions, either pleasant or unpleasant, which leave no trace behind them.

We ought to hate very rarely, as it is too fatiguing; remain indifferent to a great deal, forgive often and never forget.

To be a good actor... it is necessary to have a firmly tempered soul, to be surprised at nothing, to resume each minute the laborious task that has barely just been finished.

For the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture.