Ellen Terry Quotes

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Not until we have learned to be useful can we afford to do what we like.

Ellen Terry

They talk in New York of a man who lost both his sons — 'One died and the other went to live in Philadelphia.'

Ellen Terry

Imagination! Imagination! I put it first years ago, when I was asked what qualities I thought necessary for success upon the stage.

Ellen Terry

Imagination, industry, and intelligence — 'the three I's' — are all indispensable to the actress, but of these three the greatest is, without any doubt, imagination.

Ellen Terry

The tragedian will always be a limited tragedian if he has not learned how to laugh. The comedian who cannot weep will never touch the highest levels of mirth.

Ellen Terry

Before you can be eccentric you must know where the circle is.

Ellen Terry

Ellen Terry

Ellen Terry

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Born: February 27, 1847

Died: July 21, 1928 (aged 81)

Bio: Dame Alice Ellen Terry, known professionally as Ellen Terry, was an English stage actress who became the leading Shakespearean actress in Britain.

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