More from Helen Hayes

  1. People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach 'retirement' age seem very admirable to me.
  2. Actors cannot choose the manner in which they are born. Consequently, it is the one gesture in their lives completely devoid of self-consci…
  3. An actress always knows when she's hit it and mostly you haven't; but once or twice I think I hit it right, so maybe that's good enough for…
  4. We are indeed a strange lot! There are times we doubt that we have any emotions we can honestly call our own. I have approached every dynam…
  5. Every human being on this earth is born with a tragedy, and it isn't original sin. He's born with the tragedy that he has to grow up. That …
  6. The theatre demanded of its members stamina, good digestion, the ability to adjust, and a strong sense of humor. There was no discomfort an…
  7. The truth [is] that there is only one terminal dignity - love. And the story of love is not important - what is important is that one is ca…
  8. Actors work and slave-and it is the color of your hair that can determine your fate in the end.

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