Ellen Terry Quotes

Ellen Terry (8)

Birth:	27th February, 1847
Death:	21st July, 1928
Nationality:	British
Profession:	Actress

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• If it is the mark of the artist to love art before everything, to renounce everything for its sake, to think all the sweet human things of life well lost if only he may attain something, do some good, great work – then I was never an artist.

  Ellen Terry

  Topics in Ambition

  Tags in Human, Things, Artist

• Eulogy is nice, but one does not learn anything from it.

  Ellen Terry

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Eulogy

• Conceit is an insuperable obstacle to all progress.

  Ellen Terry

  Topics in Progress

  Tags in Conceit, Obstacle

• Only a great actor finds the difficulties of the actor’s art infinite.

  Ellen Terry

  Topics in Art

  Tags in Actor, Infinite

• No amount of skill on the part of the actress can make up for the loss of youth.

  Ellen Terry

  Topics in Youth

  Tags in Actress

• There is all the difference in the world between departure from recognised rules by one who has learned to obey them, and neglect of them through want of training or want of skill or want of understanding. Before you can be eccentric you must know where the circle is.

  Ellen Terry

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Departure, Training, Understanding

• Usefulness! It is not a fascinating word, and the quality is not one of which the aspiring spirit can dream o’ nights, yet on the stage it is the first thing to aim at.

  Ellen Terry

  Topics in Dream

  Tags in Aspiring, Spirit

• Vary the pace… is one of the foundations of all good acting.

  Ellen Terry

  Topics in Uncategorized

  Tags in Acting, Foundations