What I adore is supreme professionalism. Iโm bored by writers who can write only when itโs raining.
Noel CowardActing is not a state of being ... but a state of appearing to be. You can't be eight times a week without going stark staring mad. You've got to be in control.
Noel CowardHow was your flight? Well, aeronautically it was a great success. Socially, it left quite a bit to be desired.
Noel CowardAn infant prodigy of nine is shoved upon the stage in white. She starts off in a dismal whine about a dark and stormy night, a burglar, whose heart is true, despite his wicked-looking face, who puts the little child in doom, to save her mamma's jewel case. This may bring tears to every eye; it does not set my heart on fire. I'd like to stand serenely by and watch that horrid child expire.
Noel Coward