29 Quotes by Ivor Novello

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

Television, they say, will permit a person to be entertained at home, without the effort of going to a picture house, without the trouble of booking seats, without the presence of other people.

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

It has been argued that British girls are incapable of deep feeling or brilliant acting owing to their lack of temperament. This, I am positive, is not true.

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

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

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

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.

The cinema is an institution nowadays, with its roots sunk deep in the hearts of the millions of people who find enjoyment and entertainment in going to the pictures.