Eleanor Robson Belmont famous quotes

A private railroad car is not an acquired taste. One takes to it immediately.
-- Eleanor Robson Belmont

#Car #Railroads #Taste

A woman in agony of spirit might turn her head just so; a man in deep humiliation probably would wring his hands in such a way. From straws like these, drawn from completely different sources, the fabric of a character may be built.
-- Eleanor Robson Belmont

#Character #Men #Hands

An actor rides in a bus or railroad train; he sees a movement and applies it to a new role. The whole garment in which the actor hides himself is made of small externals of observation fitted to his conception of a role.
-- Eleanor Robson Belmont

#Railroads #Roles #Actors

In retrospect, the past seems not one existence with a continuous flow of years and events that follow each other in logical sequence, but a life periodically dividing into entirely separate compartments. Change of surroundings, interests, pursuits, has made it seem actually more like different incarnations.
-- Eleanor Robson Belmont

#Reflection #Past #Years

Never be afraid to meet to the hilt the demand of either work, or friendship - two of life's major assets.
-- Eleanor Robson Belmont

#Friendship #Two #Demand

I was trained by my husband. He said, If you want a thing done go. If not send. I belong to that group of people who move the piano themselves.
-- Eleanor Robson Belmont

#Husband #Moving #Piano

There is a vital force in rumor. Though crushed to earth, to all intents and purposes buried, it can rise again without apparent effort.
-- Eleanor Robson Belmont

#Gossip #Effort #Rumor

Cathedrals are built with pennies of the faithful. A great opera house also is a spiritual center, a temple of sorts, where many gather together for recreation, education, and inspiration - a blessed trinity worthy of public support.
-- Eleanor Robson Belmont

#Spiritual #Blessed #Inspiration

An actor must communicate his author's given message--comedy, tragedy, serio- comedy; then comes his unique moment, as he is confronted by the looked-for, yet at times unexpected, reaction of the audience. This split second is his; he is in command of his medium; the effect vanishes into thin air; but that moment has a power all its own and, like power in any form, is stimulating and alluring.
-- Eleanor Robson Belmont

#Power #Unique #Air

We use important words too frequently and they lose value; for instance, charm and great. An actor or musician often is proclaimedgreat when we really mean he is outstanding.
-- Eleanor Robson Belmont

#Music #Art #Mean