David Garrick Quotes


Heaven sends us good meat, but the Devil sends cooks.


Citations

Garrick, David. "On Dr. Goldsmith's Characteristical Cookery." The Poetical Works of David Garrick, Esq., vol. 2, George Kearsley, 1785.

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David Garrick
David Garrick
  • Born: February 19, 1717
  • Died: January 20, 1779
  • Nationality: English
  • Profession: Actor

David Garrick was an English actor, playwright, theatre manager and producer who influenced nearly all aspects of theatrical practice throughout the 18th century, and was a pupil and friend of Dr Samuel Johnson. He appeared in a number of amateur theatricals, and with his appearance in the title role of Shakespeare's Richard III, audiences and managers began to take notice.