Ivor Novello

There's something Vichy about the French.

— Ivor Novello

We were asked to believe that the variety and the novelty of even the crude films of the early days would provide…

— Ivor Novello

A couple of seats at a good picture house cost comparatively little but give a generous return in the shape of freshened…

— Ivor Novello

Every blessed one of you feels better for that burst of laughter.

— Ivor Novello

The crowd may be influenced easily, largely because it is a crowd.

— Ivor Novello

When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered.

— Ivor Novello

Actors who are lovers in real life are often incapable if playing the part of lovers to an audience. It is equally…

— Ivor Novello

It has been argued that British girls are incapable of deep feeling or brilliant acting owing to their lack of temperament. This,…

— Ivor Novello

The average person is gregarious; there is something in the spirit of the crowd that adds to the enjoyment of entertainment.

— Ivor Novello

Love-making is an art which must be studied.

— Ivor Novello

British girls are as temperamental as Americans.

— Ivor Novello

Things which do not require effort of some sort are seldom worth having.

— Ivor Novello

You cannot isolate yourself from the crowd - even if you want to.

— Ivor Novello

Behind the footlights there is always the applause, which stimulates the actors. On the screen it is a different matter.

— Ivor Novello

After the war, in which I served as a pilot in the Air Force, I took up films.

— Ivor Novello

The inconvenience, the glaring lights, the long hours of waiting, and the repetition of every scene are all calculated to defeat anything…

— Ivor Novello

There are very few misanthropes, thank goodness!

— Ivor Novello

The public must suffer untold pangs from the stiffness, the deliberate stifling of emotion, on the part of many British actors.

— Ivor Novello

There is an atmosphere about the picture theatre that speaks of entertainment and relaxation. The charming surroundings, good music, and the fact…

— Ivor Novello

The beautiful heroine might be thinking, How long must I bury my face on this wretched man's shoulder? Such is not the…

— Ivor Novello

I began my career with infantile dreams of becoming a composer.

— Ivor Novello

The cinema is an institution nowadays, with its roots sunk deep in the hearts of the millions of people who find enjoyment…

— Ivor Novello

Television, they say, will permit a person to be entertained at home, without the effort of going to a picture house, without…

— Ivor Novello

A visit to a cinema is a little outing in itself. It breaks the monotony of an afternoon or evening; it gives…

— Ivor Novello