Ethel Barrymore was a celebrated, immensely talented American actress, stage performer and a member of 'actors from the Barrymore family'. Her career spanned approximately six decades and was regarded as ‘The First Lady of the American Theatre’ mainly because of her brilliant voice quality and distinctive style. In 1894, during the New York City season, she debuted as a stage actress. Her youthful stage presence, witty nature and energetic disposition gave her an edge over other artists of her generation. In 1928, the ‘Ethel Barrymore Theatre’ was inaugurated by her which was opened by Shuberts family and operates till date. Take a look at the popular, famous and inspiring quotes and sayings by the distinguished diva which has been curated from her movies, performances, dialogues, work, thoughts and public utterances. Read through the quotable quotes and thoughts by Ethel Barrymore.
When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, why, get up! If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, well, isn`t that the best position from which to pray?
For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a MaCaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinoceros.
Ethel Barrymore
You grow up the day you have the first real laugh at yourself.
You must learn day by day, year by year to broaden your horizon. The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about, the more you have left when anything happens.
When life knocks you to your knees, and it will, why, get up! If it knocks you to your knees again, as it will, well, isn't that the best position from which to pray?
Our achievements speak for themselves. What we have to keep track of are our failures, discouragements and doubts. We tend to forget the past difficulties, the many false starts, and the painful groping.
For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus, the brains of a Minerva, the grace of Terpsichore, the memory of a MaCaulay, the figure of Juno, and the hide of a rhinocerus.
Ethel Barrymore
The face of Garbo is an Idea, that of Hepburn an Event.
Ethel Barrymore
The more things you love, the more you are interested in, the more you enjoy, the more you are indignant about, the more you have left when anything happens.
The great actors are the luminous ones. They are the great conductors of the stage.
Ethel Barrymore
Fundamentally I feel that there is as much difference between the stage and the films as between a piano and a violin. Normally you can't become a virtuoso in both.
The arts are not just instantaneous pleasure - if you don't like it, the artist is wrong. I belong to the generation which says if you don't like it, you don't understand and you ought to find out.
