Quotes and Quotations

Memorable Quotes and quotations from John Barrymore

John Barrymore US actor (1882 - 1942)


John Barrymore -
- A man must properly pay the fiddler. In my case it so happened that a whole symphony orchestra had to be subsidized.

John Barrymore -
- The way to fight a woman is with your hat. Grab it and run.

John Barrymore - last words
- Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.

John Barrymore -
- Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock.

John Barrymore -
- Sex: the thing that takes up the least amount of time and causes the most amount of trouble.

John Barrymore -
- You never realize how short a month is until you pay alimony.

John Barrymore -
- Method acting? There are quite a few methods. Mine involves a lot of talent, a glass and some cracked ice.

John Barrymore -
- America is the country where you buy a lifetime supply of aspirin for one dollar and use it up in two weeks.

John Barrymore -
- Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock.