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
class firsts literature
I'll go through life either first class or third, but never in second.
believe play laughing
In the first act, you get the audience's attention - once you have it, they will repay you in the second. Play through the laughs if you have to. It will only make the audience believe there are so many of them that they missed a few.
stars believe astrology
I don't believe in astrology. The only stars I can blame for my failures are those that walk about the stage.
war eye hands
My importance to the world is relatively small. On the other hand, my importance to myself is tremendous. I am all I have to work with, to play with, to suffer and to enjoy. It is not the eyes of others that I am wary of, but of my own. I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself.
pigs virginia sound
Any part of the piggy Is quite all right with me Ham from Westphalia, ham from Parma Ham as lean as the Dalai Lama Ham from Virginia, ham from York, Trotters Sausages, hot roast pork. Crackling crisp for my teeth to grind on Bacon with or without the rind on Though humanitarian I'm not a vegetarian. I'm neither crank nor prude nor prig And though it may sound infra dig Any part of the darling pig Is perfectly fine with me.
sarcastic
He's completely unspoiled by failure.
funny dog boys
It's like this, dear boy, the one in front is blind and the kind one behind is pushing him.
motivational friday thinking
If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday.
theatre shows
She stopped the show - but then the show wasn't traveling very fast.
birthday tuesday age
I have always paid income tax. I object only when it reaches a stage when I am threatened with having nothing left for my old age - which is due to start next Tuesday or Wednesday.
instinct trust-your-instincts impulse
Trust your instincts. If you have no instincts, trust your impulses.
scrap
Grab it while you can — grab every scrap of happiness while you can
dog mad twelve
At twelve noon, The natives swoon And no further work is doneBut mad dogs and Englishmen, Go out in the midday sun.
rain writing bored
What I adore is supreme professionalism. I’m bored by writers who can write only when it’s raining.