theatrical quotes

Although one may fail to find happiness in theatrical life, onenever wishestogive it up after having oncetasted its fruits. To enter the School of the Imperial Ballet is to enter a convent whence frivolity is banned, and where merciless discipline reigns.

- Anna Pavlova
Quoted in A H Franks (ed) Pavlova: A Biography,'Pages of My Life' (1956). English  journalist  and broadcaster.  He  is  perhaps  best  known as    the   presenter   of    such   current    affairs    programmes    as Panorama (1979^85), and Newsnight (1989^).