John Barrymore
John Barrymore
John Barrymore was an American actor on stage, screen and radio. A member of the Drew and Barrymore theatrical families, he initially tried to avoid the stage, and briefly attempted a career as an artist, but appeared on stage together with his father Maurice in 1900, and then his sister Ethel the following year. He began his career in 1903 and first gained attention as a stage actor in light comedy, then high drama, culminating in productions of Justice, Richard...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth15 February 1882
CountryUnited States of America
One of my chief regrets during my years in the theater is that I couldn't sit in the audience and watch me
One of my chief regrets during my years in the theater is that I could not sit in the audience and watch me
Paper napkins never return from a laundry - nor love from a trip to the law courts
America is the country where you buy a lifetime supply of aspirin for one dollar and use it up in two weeks
The way to fight a woman is with your hat - grab it and run
He neither drank, smoked, nor rode a bicycle. Living frugally, saving his money, he died early, surrounded by greedy relatives. It was a great lesson to me.
The good die young - because they see it's no use living if you've got to be good
The good die young, because they see it's no use living if you have got to be good.
Busy yourselves with this, you damned walruses, while the rest of use proceed with the libretto.
I am thinking of taking a fifth wife. Why not? Solomon had a thousand wives and he is a synonym for wisdom.
You can't drown yourself in drink. I've tried, you float.
In Genesis, it says that it is not good for a man to be alone; but sometimes it is a great relief.
Dying is the last thing I will ever do.
My head is buried in the sands of tomorrow, while my tail feathers are singed by the hot sun of today.