Lillie Langtry
Lillie Langtry
Lillie Langtry, usually spelled Lily Langtry in the United States, was celebrated as a young woman of beauty and charm, who later established a reputation as an actress and producer. Her looks and personality attracted interest, commentary, and invitations from artists and society hostesses...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionStage Actress
Date of Birth13 October 1853
Lillie Langtry quotes about
nice world lost
No person in the world ever lost anything by being nice to me.
beautiful shame
I was beautiful. Now, because I am old, I take no shame in so saying.
challenges age enjoy
The sentimentalist ages far more quickly than the person who loves his work and enjoys new challenges.
photography world want
Why in the world would anyone want to photograph an old woman like me?
thinking return england
Will I return to England? I don't know. I'll think it over.
believe towns population
You wouldn't believe how the town was named for me. I was met by the whole population, headed by the mayor.
memories yesterday vision
Anyone who limits her vision to memories of yesterday is already dead.
husband france my-husband
My husband is a general's chauffeur somewhere in France
racing acting lapses
I found my interest lapse in both acting and racing.
lonely artistic-life years
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.
done blame willing
I have always been willing to take the blame for the things I have done
lonely memories actresses
I am happy as happiness goes, for a woman who has so many memories and who lives the lonely life of an actress
flower house monaco
I must hurry back to my house and my flowers in Monaco.
drawing agents england
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.