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
You grow up the day you have your first real laugh, at yourself. – 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, isnt that the best position from which to pray? – Ethel Barrymore
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