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English actress (d. 1976), Birth: 24-10-1882
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I was brought up in a clergyman's household so I am a first-class liar.
Sybil Thorndike

2.
We don't want bores in the theatre. We don't want standardised acting, standard actors with standard-shaped legs. Acting needs everybody, cripples, dwarfs and people with noses so long. Give us something that is different.
Sybil Thorndike

3.
I think we all have the germ of every other person inside of us.
Sybil Thorndike

4.
[When asked if she had ever considered divorcing Sir Lewis Casson:] Divorce? Never. But murder often!
Sybil Thorndike

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It's only people who are hysterical who can play hysterical parts.
Sybil Thorndike

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I want Bach's Toccata and Fugue in D played at my funeral. If it isn't I shall jolly well want to know why.
Sybil Thorndike