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"The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when his appearance is more suitable to King Lear."
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"He who is incapable of feeling strong passions, of being shaken by anger, of living in every sense of the word, will never be a good actor."
"What matters poverty? What matters anything to him who is enamoured of our art? Does he not carry in himself every joy and every beauty?"
"For the theatre one needs long arms... an artiste with short arms can never make a fine gesture."
"I have often been asked why I am so fond of playing male parts. As a matter of fact, it is not male parts, but male brains that I prefer."
"I have, thanks to my travels, added to my stock all the superstitions of other countries. I know them all now, and in any critical moment of my life, they all rise up in armed legions for or against me."
"Permanent success cannot be achieved except by incessant intellectual labour, always inspired by the ideal."
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