List of John Barrymore Quotes

Mr. [john] Barrymore's Smile Was The Smile Of An Actor Who Hates Actors, And Who Knows That He Is Going To Kill Two Or Three Before The Play Is Over. I Am Not An Actor-killer, But I Like My Hamlets To Dislike Actors, If You Know What I Mean, And I Think You Don't.

Busy Yourselves With This, You Damned Walruses, While The Rest Of Use Proceed With The Libretto.

If It Isn't The Sheriff, It's The Finance Company; I've Got More Attachments On Me Than A Vacuum Cleaner.

My Wife Is The Kind Of Girl Who Will Not Go Anywhere Without Her Mother, And Her Mother Will Go Anywhere.

A Man Must Pay The Fiddler. In My Case It So Happened That A Whole Symphony Orchestra Often Had To Be Subsidized.

The Good Die Young, Because They See It's No Use Living If You Have Got To Be Good.

My Head Is Buried In The Sands Of Tomorrow, While My Tail Feathers Are Singed By The Hot Sun Of Today.

I Am Thinking Of Taking A Fifth Wife. Why Not? Solomon Had A Thousand Wives And He Is A Synonym For Wisdom.

Die? I Should Say Not, Dear Fellow. No Barrymore Would Allow Such A Conventional Thing To Happen To Him.

Method Acting? There Are Quite A Few Methods. Mine Involves A Lot Of Talent, A Glass, And Some Cracked Ice.

You Can't Drown Yourself In Drink. I've Tried; You Float.

I've Read Some Of Your Modern Free Verse And Wonder Who Set It Free.