Zitat des Tages von Lillie Langtry:
Why in the world would anyone want to photograph an old woman like me?
Anyone's life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit.
I felt weary of the responsibility of owning houses and was glad enough to pass mine on to others.
I must hurry back to my house and my flowers in Monaco.
I'm not afraid. I never liked long last acts.
Said I was beautiful, did he? He's being paid for treatment, not flattery.
I shall fulfill my contract, no more nor less.
I do not regret one moment of my life.
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.
I am a grandmother now, and that means age is creeping on, creeping on.
No person in the world ever lost anything by being nice to me.
After being so bad I could hear the angels singing.
It's the first time I've seen myself act, and I can't say I'm impressed.
I know I am at the end. I shall never get better, dear.
I found my interest lapse in both acting and racing.
The sentimentalist ages far more quickly than the person who loves his work and enjoys new challenges.
Sympathy is charming, but it does not make up for pain.
On one night of my debut the Prince of Wales, the Princess, and the duchess of London came to see me. They loved me for what I was and what I gave them.
They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous.
The most lasting and pure gladness comes to me from my gardens.
I was beautiful. Now, because I am old, I take no shame in so saying.
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.
I am happy as happiness goes, for a woman who has so many memories and who lives the lonely life of an actress.
Feed the dogs. I hate to hear them barking like that.
You wouldn't believe how the town was named for me. I was met by the whole population, headed by the mayor.
My husband is a general's chauffeur somewhere in France.