Noel Coward
Noel Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Cowardwas an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth16 December 1899
men use pretending
I'm an enormously talented man, and there's no use pretending that I'm not..
different knows i-can
I can't sing, but I know how to, which is quite different.
criticism common one-thing
Criticism and Bolshevism have one thing in common. They both seek to pull down that which they could never build.
eye acceptance my-own
It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but my own.
funny humorous people
People are wrong when they say opera is not what it used to be. It is what it used to be. That is what's wrong with it.
inferiority conceit manifestation
Conceit is an outward manifestation of inferiority.
conceited race discovery
It is my considered opinion that the human race (soi disant) is cruel, idiotic, sentimental, predatory, ungrateful, ugly, conceited and egocentric to the last ditch and that the occasional discovery of an isolated exception is as deliciously surprising as finding a sudden brazil nut in what you know to be five pounds of vanilla creams. These glorious moments, although not making life actually worth living, perhaps, at least make it pleasanter.
war hands feelings
That strange feeling we had in the war. Have you found anything in your lives since to equal it in strength? A sort of splendid carelessness it was, holding us together.
music stars quality
Star quality: I don't know what it is, but I've got it.
journey acting furniture
Just say the lines and don't trip over the furniture.
thinking people normal
AMANDA: I think very few people are completely normal really, deep down in their private lives.
long has-beens
My life really has been one long extravaganza.
dark sky clouds
There are dark times just around the corner. There are dark clouds travelling through the sky. And it's no good whining about a silver lining. For we know from experience they won't roll by.
friday motivation thinking
You ask my advice about acting? Speak clearly, don't bump into the furniture and if you must have motivation, think of your pay packet on Friday.