Noel Coward
Noel Coward
Sir Noël Peirce Cowardwas an English playwright, composer, director, actor and singer, known for his wit, flamboyance, and what Time magazine called "a sense of personal style, a combination of cheek and chic, pose and poise"...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionPlaywright
Date of Birth16 December 1899
cocktails
It's never too early for a cocktail.
philosophy writing views
To take a gloomy view of life is not part of my philosophy; to laugh at the idiocies of my fellow creatures is. However, at this particular moment I cannot find so much to laugh at as I would like.
down-and fool accepting
It's no good pacing up and down. It won't make the plane arrive any faster. Just sit down and accept that we're delayed. You're just making a fool of yourself.
mind literature made
Never mind, dear, we're all made the same, though some more than others.
inferiority conceit manifestation
Conceit is an outward manifestation of inferiority.
sleep passion camels
Passion in a dromedary doesn't go so deep; a camel when it's mating never sobs itself to sleep.
advice becoming looks
Sunburn is very becoming - but only when it is even - one must be careful not to look like a mixed grill.
indolence courses
Everybody was up to something, especially, of course, those who were up to nothing.
vegas las-vegas cafes
Las Vegas: It was not cafe society, it was Nescafe society
matter doe mary
Christopher Marlowe or Francis Bacon The author of Lear remains unshaken Willie Herbert or Mary Fitton What does it matter? The Sonnets were written.
worship
Everybody worships me, it's nauseating.
writing boredom speed
I write at high speed because boredom is bad for my health.
philosophy selfish reading
My philosophy is as simple as ever - smoking, drinking, moderate sexual intercourse on a diminishing scale, reading and writing (not arithmetic). I have a selfish absorption in the well-being and achievement of Noel Coward.
comedy manners obsolete
Comedies of manners swiftly become obsolete when there are no longer any manners.