Quote by Ethel Barrymore
For an actress to be a success, she must have the face of a Venus,

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

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There is as much difference between the stage and the film as between a piano and a violin. Normally you cant become a virtuoso in both. – Ethel Barrymore

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The people are unreal. The flowers are unreal, they dont smell. The food is unreal, it doesnt taste of anything. The whole place is a glaring, gaudy, nightmarish set, built up in the desert. – Ethel Barrymore

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The manic pursuit of success cost me everything I could love: my wife, my three children, some friends I would have liked to grow old with. – Sammy Davis, Jr.

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