All Noël Coward Quotes
- I see her as one great stampede of lips directed at the nearest derriere. Derriere
- She had much in common with Hitler, only no mustache. Common
- He's completely unspoiled by failure. Completely
- I never cared who scored the goal, or which side won the silver cup. I never learned to bat or bowl; but I heard the… Bat
- Many years ago I remember a famous actress explaining to me with perfect seriousness that before making an entrance she always stood aside to allow… Acting
- 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… Acting
- I have always been very fond of them (drama critics) . . . I think it is so frightfully clever of them to go night… Been
- Goodnight my darlings, I'll see you tomorrow. Darling
- Familiarity breeds contempt, but without a little familiarity it's impossible to breed anything. Breed
- I will accept anything in the theatre . . . provided it amuses or moves me. But if it does neither, I want to go… Accept
- I can't sing, but I know how to, which is quite different. Funny
- I'm an enormously talented man, and there's no use pretending that I'm not.. Enormously
- The theatre should be treated with respect. The theatre is a wonderful place, a house of strange enchantment, a temple of illusion. What it most… Box
- Criticism and Bolshevism have one thing in common. They both seek to pull down that which they could never build. Bolshevism
- Conceit is an outward manifestation of inferiority. Conceit
- 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… Actually Worth
- Television is for appearing on, not looking at. Appearing
- Star quality: I don't know what it is, but I've got it. Inspirational
- Mona Lisa looks as if she has just been sick, or is about to be. Been
- Never trust a man with short legs. His brains are too near his bottom. Bottom
- I'm over-educated in the things I shouldn't have known at all. All
- Trust your instincts. If you have no instincts, trust your impulses. Impulse
- Mad dogs and Englishmen go out in the mid-day sun. Day
- My life really has been one long extravaganza. Been
- Wit is like caviar - it should be served in small portions and not spread about like marmalade. Caviar