Actors who are lovers in real life are often incapable if playing the part of lovers to an audience. It is equally true that sympathy between actors who are not lovers may create a temporary emotion that is perfectly sincere. — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
The public must suffer untold pangs from the stiffness, the deliberate stifling of emotion, on the part of many British actors. — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
We were asked to believe that the variety and the novelty of even the crude films of the early days would provide a means… — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
A couple of seats at a good picture house cost comparatively little but give a generous return in the shape of freshened minds and… — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered. — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
Actors who are lovers in real life are often incapable if playing the part of lovers to an audience. It is equally true that… — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
It has been argued that British girls are incapable of deep feeling or brilliant acting owing to their lack of temperament. This, I am… — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
The average person is gregarious; there is something in the spirit of the crowd that adds to the enjoyment of entertainment. — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
Things which do not require effort of some sort are seldom worth having. — Ivor Novello Copy Share Image
