David Niven
David Niven
James David Graham Niven was a popular English actor and novelist. His many roles included Squadron Leader Peter Carter in A Matter of Life and Death, Phileas Fogg in Around the World in 80 Days, and Sir Charles Lytton,in The Pink Panther. He won the Academy Award for Best Actor for his performance in Separate Tables...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth1 March 1910
writing school years
I make two movies a year to take care of the butcher and the baker and the school fees. Then I try to write, but it's not that easy. Acting is what's easy.
beautiful men hair
As any man, I, of course, have certain preferences. Being a Scot by birth, I'm inclined to favor those with a well-scrubbed look and a hint of color in their cheeks-put there by an early walk in the chill air rather than by rouge. The smell of soap on a woman's skin or the hint of shampoo in her hair is perfume enough for me . . . Humor is important. The most beautiful woman in the world is a bore without that.
two clothes faces
I have a face that is a cross between two pounds of halibut and an explosion in an old clothes closet.
actors roles retiring
Actors don’t retire. They just get offered fewer roles.
truth reality men
I enjoy reality as much as the next man. It's just that in my case, fortunately, reality includes a good stiff belt every now and then.
war humanity done
Going to war was the only unselfish thing I have ever done for humanity.
one-day age want
Old age has got to start creeping up on me one day soon, and frankly I'm very scared. I don't want to be old. I've always felt so young. And I want to stay that way.
winning people competition
Ultra competitive people who always need to win end up enjoying things less.
You can count on Errol Flynn, he'll always let you down.
girl men wonder
I wonder why it is, that young men are always cautioned against bad girls. Anyone can handle a bad girl. It's the good girls men should be warned against.
making-love duration hammocks
Stardom is like making love in a hammock - a happy experience but one of uncertain duration.
army thinking numbers
This is a terrible confession to make, but after I left the Army I had a number of things to try. I had a great conceit to think that if all else failed I could always go to Hollywood. So when all else did fail I really went to Hollywood. And then I found out how wrong I was.
world purpose purpose-of-life
I see my purpose in life as making the world a happier place to be in.
meaningful grateful roots
Many of our feelings of satisfaction or dissatisfaction have their roots in how we compare ourselves to others. When we compare ourselves to those who have more, we feel bad. When we compare ourselves to those who have less, we feel grateful. Even though the truth is we have exactly the same life either way, our feelings about our life can vary tremendously based on who we compare ourselves with. Compare yourself with those examples that are meaningful but that make you feel comfortable with who you are and what you have.