Quotes of Footlight - somelinesforyou

“ Personality is the glitter that sends your little gleam across the footlights and the orchestra pit into that big black space where the audience is. ”

- Mae West

“ Tennis is more than just a sport. It's an art, like the ballet. Or like a performance in the theater. When I step on the court I feel like Anna Pavlova. Or like Adelina Patti. Or even like Sarah Bernhardt. I see the footlights in front of me. I hear the whisperings of the audience… ”

- Bill Tilden
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