Sacha Guitry

Sacha Guitry

10 quotes

Biography

Alexandre-Pierre Georges "Sacha" Guitry was a French stage actor, film actor, director, screenwriter, and playwright of the boulevard theatre. He was the son of a leading French actor, Lucien Guitry, and followed his father into the theatrical profession.

"Our wisdom comes from our experience,and our experience comes from our foolishness."

Sacha Guitry

"Honest women are inconsolable for the mistakes they haven't made."

Sacha Guitry

"You can pretend to be serious but you can't pretend to be witty."

Sacha Guitry

"When a man marries his mistress, he creates a job vacancy."

Sacha Guitry

"The best way to turn a woman's head is to tell her she has a beautiful profile."

Sacha Guitry

"The secret of a good marriage is forgiving your partner for marrying you in the first place."

Sacha Guitry

"An ideal wife is one who remains faithful to you but tries to be just as if she weren't."

Sacha Guitry

"You can pretend to be serious but you can't pretend to be witty."

Sacha Guitry

"The little I know I owe to my ignorance."

Sacha Guitry

"Even the most respectable woman has a complete set of clothes in her wardrobe ready for a possible abduction."

Sacha Guitry