If I ever loved a man better than I love my art, I should marry him and leave the stage. But I have never met such a man.
Meaning of the quote
Billie Burke, a famous American actress, is saying that she would only marry a man if she loved him more than her art. She feels that being an actress is her true passion in life, and she has never met someone who she loves more than her career on the stage.
About Billie Burke
Billie Burke was an American actress famous on Broadway, radio, and in films. She is best known for playing Glinda the Good Witch in the classic movie The Wizard of Oz. Burke was also nominated for an Academy Award for her role in the 1938 film Merrily We Live.
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An actress who has the gift of swaying the emotions of an audience, of compelling tribute of tears, or of moving the public to joyous merriment, cannot always be satisfied to set aside her whole career, in the work that she loves, simply because she is married.
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A woman past forty should make up her mind to be young; not her face.
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I think when an actress marries she should leave the stage. She cannot be happy if she is married and remains on the stage. She must care more for her art or for her husband.
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Age is something that doesn’t matter, unless you are a cheese.
American stage and film actress (1884-1970)
If I ever loved a man better than I love my art, I should marry him and leave the stage. But I have never met such a man.
American stage and film actress (1884-1970)
Age is of no importance unless you are a cheese.
American stage and film actress (1884-1970)
But if people will laugh at my work and keep a sound roof over my head, who am I to complain?
American stage and film actress (1884-1970)
There is no reason why marriage should necessarily compel an actress to forego her career.
American stage and film actress (1884-1970)