The public must suffer untold pangs from the stiffness, the deliberate stifling of emotion, on the part of many British actors.
Ivor NovelloBehind the footlights there is always the applause, which stimulates the actors. On the screen it is a different matter.
Ivor NovelloWhen the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered.
Ivor Novello