Once the curtain is raised, the actor is ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his author, to his public. He must do the impos…

- Sarah Bernhardt

It is by spending oneself that one becomes rich.

- Sarah Bernhardt

Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal.

- Sarah Bernhardt

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

- Sarah Bernhardt

Slow down? Rest? With all eternity before me?

- Sarah Bernhardt

You must have this charm to reach the pinnacle. It is made of everything and of nothing, the striving will, the look, the walk, the proportions of th…

- Sarah Bernhardt

[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 t…

- Sarah Bernhardt

Oscar Wilde: 'Do you mind if I smoke?' Sarah Bernhardt: 'I don't care if you burn.'

- Sarah Bernhardt

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 qualiti…

- Sarah Bernhardt