LILLIE LANGTRY

Said I was beautiful, did he? He's being paid for treatment, not flattery.

Anyone's life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit.

I'm not afraid. I never liked long last acts.

On one night of my debut the Prince of Wales, the Princess, and the duchess of London came to see me. They loved me for what I was and what I gave them.

I felt weary of the responsibility of owning houses and was glad enough to pass mine on to others.

I am a grandmother now, and that means age is creeping on, creeping on.

After being so bad I could hear the angels singing.

I am happy as happiness goes, for a woman who has so many memories and who lives the lonely life of an actress.

I know I am at the end. I shall never get better, dear.

Why in the world would anyone want to photograph an old woman like me?

I shall fulfill my contract, no more nor less.

I do not regret one moment of my life.

Sympathy is charming, but it does not make up for pain.

I found my interest lapse in both acting and racing.

My agent tells me I am drawing the largest salary ever paid in the halls of England. Wonderful, isn't it? for a quiet, rural gardener like myself.

My husband is a general's chauffeur somewhere in France.

You wouldn't believe how the town was named for me. I was met by the whole population, headed by the mayor.

I've put in as many as 40 weeks a year on stage. It is lonely and restricted, as all artistic life must necessarily be.

Feed the dogs. I hate to hear them barking like that.

They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous.

I have known great things and wonderful persons, and I have known homage.

It was so kind of you to mention that I don't wear stays. What's the point? If you squeeze it in at one point, it only comes out at the other.

I must hurry back to my house and my flowers in Monaco.

The most lasting and pure gladness comes to me from my gardens.

I have always been willing to take the blame for the things I have done.