Quotes and anectdotes from the wise to the foolish, and the courageous to the drunk

Helen Hayes Actor

  • Gender: Female
  • Citizenship: United States
  • Born: Oct 10, 1900
  • Died: Mar 17, 1993

Helen Hayes MacArthur was an American actress whose career spanned almost 80 years. She eventually garnered the nickname "First Lady of the American Theatre" and was one of twelve people who have won an Emmy, a Grammy, an Oscar and a Tony Award. Hayes also received the Presidential Medal of Freedom, America's highest civilian honor, from President Ronald Reagan in 1986. In 1988, she was awarded the National Medal of Arts. The annual Helen Hayes Awards, which have recognized excellence in professional theatre in the greater Washington, D.C. area since 1984, are her namesake. In 1955 the former Fulton Theatre on 46th Street in New York City's Broadway Theater District was renamed the Helen Hayes Theatre. When that venue was torn down in 1982, the nearby Little Theatre was renamed in her honor.

Legends die hard. They survive as truth rarely does. truth

When traveling with someone, take large does of patience and tolerance with your morning coffee. morning, patience & travel

People who refuse to rest honorably on their laurels when they reach retirement age seem very admirable to me. age

Actors work and slave and it is the color of your hair that can determine your fate in the end. work

I'm leaving the screen because I don't think I am very good in the pictures and I have this beautiful dream that I'm elegant on the stage. good

One has to grow up with good talk in order to form the habit of it. good

Age is not important unless you're a cheese. age

I cry out for order and find it only in art. art