"Quand même"

"Once the curtain is raised, the actor ceases to belong to himself. He belongs to his character, to his author, to his…"

"Me pray? Never! I'm an atheist."

"Acting is all internal, but must be externalized."

"Victor Hugo could not promise without keeping his word. He was not like me: I promise everything with the firm intent…"

"My fame had become annoying for my enemies, and a little trying, I confess, for my friends. But at that time all this…"

"Those who know the joys and miseries of celebrity when they have passed the age of forty know how to defend themselve…"

"I am so superstitious that if I had arrived when there was no sunshine I should have been wretched and most anxious u…"

"Life is short, even for those who live a long time, and we must live for the few who know and appreciate us, who judg…"

"Chicago people are very fond of Madame Bernhardt. They want her to get a divorce and settle down with them."