Hermione Gingold
Hermione Gingold
Hermione Ferdinanda Gingoldwas an English actress known for her sharp-tongued, eccentric persona. Her signature drawling, deep voice was a result of nodes on her vocal chords in the 1920s and early 1930s...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth9 December 1897
writing needs actresses
I got all the schooling any actress needs. That is, I learned to write enough to sign contract.
brown eat grey white
Anything that's white is sweet. Anything that's brown is meat. Anything that's grey don't eat
thinking past people
People who think about the past have no future.
past feet aging
She never sets foot out of her apartment or her past.
men political enough
There are far too many men in politics and not enough elsewhere.
tweed belief contrary-to-popular-belief
Contrary to popular belief, English women do not wear tweed nightgowns.
money pay bills
My worst fault is my belief that if you put bills unopened behind a picture frame, there is no need to pay them.
mother father hands
My father dealt in stocks and shares and my mother also had a lot of time on her hands.
cities solitude great-cities
A great city is a great solitude.
husband matter opinion
[When asked if her husband was still living:] It's a matter of opinion.
success america awards
One of the nicest things about living in America is the fact that sooner or later you are practically bound to get an award of some sort or other.
cat love-is people
Love is a worn-out word. People love their cat, they love their house. I've never been in love with anyone but myself.
women fighting ideas
Fighting is essentially a masculine idea; a woman's weapon is her tongue.
england draught crosses
What Americans call cross-ventilation, the English call draughts.