Langtry Quotes & Sayings

I have known great things and wonderful persons, and I have known homage. — Lillie Langtry

For as much as Hillary Clinton might hate admitting this about Monica Lewinisky, Eleanor Roosevelt about Missy Le Hand, Queen Alexandra about Lillie Langtry, Lady Nelson about Emma Hamilton, or Jackie about Marilyn, the reality is that despite their intrinsic animosity toward each other, on a a deep level, the wife and the mistress generally have far more in common than they might care to admit and could, had fate dealt them different cards, even been true friends. — Wendy Leigh

They saw me, those reckless seekers of beauty, and in a night I was famous. — Lillie Langtry

Anyone's life truly lived consists of work, sunshine, exercise, soap, plenty of fresh air, and a happy contented spirit. — Lillie Langtry

Oh my God. I just got dumped by a red headed mortician in a funeral home named Crummy's, after pretending to be a circus freak at a visitation I had just crashed. I was pretty sure there'd be no bouncing back from this. -Dakota Bombay — Leslie Langtry

Dorothy Parker once said: I require three things in a man. He must be handsome, ruthless, and stupid." Upon delivering this Dot bon mot, with much waving of sparkly rings and jingly bracelets, Constance Langtry comments that she'd add a fourth: "Deft tongue. And I don't mean a good talker. — Marie Wilson

I do not regret one moment of my life. — Lillie Langtry

The sentimentalist ages far more quickly than the person who loves his work and enjoys new challenges. — Lillie Langtry

It is [every woman's] right to ignore the dictates of fashion and dress in a manner that is becoming to her own character and personality. — Lillie Langtry

A teenage boy with a Mohawk sat across from me, sneering. I'd seen that look before. Why was it a problem to knit in public?
"My grandma knits."
I ignored him.
"So what are you making, Grandma?" Mohawk's voice was ugly.
I arched my eyebrow. "A cashmere cock ring. Your grandma ever knit one of those?"
The kid's eyes grew wide, and he suddenly became very interested in a four-year-old issue of Teen Vogue. — Leslie Langtry

No person in the world ever lost anything by being nice to me. — Lillie Langtry

The elevator turned out to be slower than the damned train at Disney World. And it played "The Girl from Ipanema" in Muzak. I looked at Paris and saw that he was mouthing the lyrics. That was it. I'd have to plan an intervention for him once we got home. — Leslie Langtry

Will I return to England? I don't know. I'll think it over. — Lillie Langtry

Dekker kicked out, connecting with my left shin, and I dropped him for a second. That was all the time he needed to grab a weapon. Without thinking I pulled out a similar item for the box. And that was how we ended up fighting a duel with plastic lightsabers. We must have looked strange - two middle aged men slashing away at each other with toy swords complete with sound effects. — Leslie Langtry

I have always been willing to take the blame for the things I have done. — Lillie Langtry

After being so bad I could hear the angels singing. — Lillie Langtry

Sympathy is charming, but it does not make up for pain. — Lillie Langtry

My husband is a general's chauffeur somewhere in France. — Lillie Langtry

Said I was beautiful, did he? He's being paid for treatment, not flattery. — Lillie Langtry

The most lasting and pure gladness comes to me from my gardens. — Lillie Langtry

It's the first time I've seen myself act, and I can't say I'm impressed. — Lillie Langtry

A complete transformation seemed to have place in my life overnight. It was quite staggering, and thenceforward visitors and invitations continued to pour in daily until they became a source of grievance to our landlady, who was obliged to engage an extra servant to respond to the battering of powdered footmen on her humble and somewhat flimsy door. — Lillie Langtry

Why in the world would anyone want to photograph an old woman like me? — Lillie Langtry

I felt weary of the responsibility of owning houses and was glad enough to pass mine on to others. — Lillie Langtry

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. — Lillie Langtry

I shall fulfill my contract, no more nor less. — Lillie Langtry

I am a grandmother now, and that means age is creeping on, creeping on. — Lillie Langtry

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. — Lillie Langtry

I was beautiful. Now, because I am old, I take no shame in so saying. — Lillie Langtry

You wouldn't believe how the town was named for me. I was met by the whole population, headed by the mayor. — Lillie Langtry

I'm not afraid. I never liked long last acts. — Lillie Langtry

Feed the dogs. I hate to hear them barking like that. — Lillie Langtry

I am happy as happiness goes, for a woman who has so many memories and who lives the lonely life of an actress. — Lillie Langtry

Anyone who limits her vision to memories of yesterday is already dead. — Lillie Langtry

I found my interest lapse in both acting and racing. — Lillie Langtry

Each little chapter has its place. — Lillie Langtry

I must hurry back to my house and my flowers in Monaco. — Lillie Langtry

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. — Lillie Langtry

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. — Lillie Langtry

I know I am at the end. I shall never get better, dear. — Lillie Langtry