An actress must be a woman whose emotional perceptions are true, and to make them so, she must have a fine contempt for any art or thought that betrays them for something false.

"There is no actress on the stage at present who has a more remarkable gift for emotional expression nor is there a single one who has been more lavishly endowed by nature with the physical gifts which enter into the equipment of great actresses" he wrote. Relationship with Lizzie Borden
In 1904 O'Neil met Lizzie Borden in Boston. Not to be confused with Australian-born British actress Nancy O'Neil
Nance O'Neil (aka Nancy O'Neil; October 8 1874 – February 7 1965) was an American actress of stage and silent cinema of the early 20th century dubbed the American Bernhardt.

Not to be confused with Australian-born British actress Nancy O'Neil
Nance O'Neil (aka Nancy O'Neil; October 8 1874 – February 7 1965) was an American actress of stage and silent cinema of the early 20th century dubbed the American Bernhardt.