Lillie Langtry quotes

 quotes - I do not regret one moment of my life.

“I do not regret one moment of my life.”

— Lillie Langtry

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

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

— Lillie Langtry

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

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

— Lillie Langtry

 quotes - No person in the world ever lost anything by being nice to me.

“No person in the world ever lost anything by being nice to me.”

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry

“After being so bad I could hear the angels singing.”

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry

“Anyone who limits her vision to memories of yesterday is already dead.”

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry

“I found my interest lapse in both acting and racing.”

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry

“I shall fulfill my contract, no more nor less.”

— Lillie Langtry

“I was beautiful. Now, because I am old, I take no shame in so saying.”

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry

“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.”

— Lillie Langtry

“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.”

— Lillie Langtry

“It's the first time I've seen myself act, and I can't say I'm impressed.”

— Lillie Langtry

“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.”

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry

“The sentimentalist ages far more quickly than the person who loves his work and enjoys new challenges.”

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry

“Will I return to England? I don't know. I'll think it over.”

— Lillie Langtry

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

— Lillie Langtry