Quotes About Ethel Barrymore

I was at dinner with Gene Wilder and imitated Ethel Barrymore for everyone.

Someone has said that Ethel Barrymore has the reticence born of assurance whereas my monologues indicate my insecurity. The point is moot. It's unlikely I'll ever submit to a psychiatrist's couch. I don't want some stranger prowling around through my psyche, monkeying with my id. I don't need an analyst to tell me that I have never had any sense of security. Who has?

There is much written today about Command Performances. Well, my mother made three--all in my grandmother's house in Philadelphia, and their names were Lionel, Ethel and John.

When I moved to New York City in 1965, I wanted to be in theater. I was following my Ethel Barrymore dream. But I was too young to be Ethel.