Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Herbert Beerbohm Tree
Sir Herbert Beerbohm Treewas an English actor and theatre manager...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionActor
Date of Birth17 December 1852
ignorance criticism language
A whipper-snapper of criticism who quoted dead languages to hide his ignorance of life.
humorous men doe
Never say a humorous thing to a man who does not possess humor. He will always use it in evidence against you.
sports people racing
The national sport of England is obstacle-racing. People fill their rooms with useless and cumbersome furniture, and spend the rest of their lives in trying to dodge it.
men doe genius
Every man is a potential genius until he does something.
names idols letters
When I pass my name in such large letters I blush, but at the same time instinctively raise my hat.
men idols spoilt
The only man who wasn't spoilt by being lionized was Daniel.
sex way like-her
She kissed her way into society. I don't like her. But don't misunderstand me: my dislike is purely platonic.
hatred cynicism
Cynicism is the humor of hatred.
work men two
A committee should consist of three men, two of whom are absent.
sarcastic graves bores
He is an old bore. Even the grave yawns for him.
god people royalty
People are too apt to treat God as if he were a minor royalty.
god men trying
God is a sort of burglar. As a young man you knock him down; as an old man you try to conciliate him, because he may knock you down.
simple play tree
As far as I could discover, the notion that a play could succeed without any further help from the actor than a simple impersonation of his part never occurred to Tree.
clever charming models
A charming fellow, and so clever: he models himself on me.