Wit is like caviar - it should be served in small portions and not spread about like marmalade. Noel Coward More Quotes by Noel Coward More Quotes From Noel Coward I've sometimes thought of marrying - and then I've thought again. Noel Coward marriagesometimesfunny I have always paid income tax. I object only when it reaches a stage when I am threatened with having nothing left for my old age - which is due to start next Tuesday or Wednesday. Noel Coward agetuesdaybirthday Christmas is at our throats again. Noel Coward throatstupidity Why do I drink Champagne for breakfast? Doesn't everyone? Noel Coward champagnedrinkingbreakfast I do not intend to let myself down more than I can possibly help, and I find that the fewer illusions I have about myself or the world around me, the better company I am for myself. Noel Coward illusionhelpingworld Television is for appearing on, not looking at. Noel Coward appearingtelevision The higher the building the lower the morals. Noel Coward moralityarchitectureliterature Just say the lines and don't trip over the furniture. Noel Coward actingjourneyliterature How foolish to think that one can ever slam the door in the face of age. Much wiser to be polite and gracious and ask him to lunch in advance. Noel Coward lunchdoorsthinking Trust your instincts. If you have no instincts, trust your impulses. Noel Coward trust-your-instinctsimpulseinstinct Having to read footnotes resembles having to go downstairs to answer the door while in the midst of making love. Noel Coward making-loveanswersdoors Of course, the age-old tradition that a star must appear even if he or she is practically dying is an excellent one, but it can be carried too far. I one played a performance of The Knight of the Burning Pestle with a temperature of 103 and gave sixteen members of the company mumps, thereby closing the play and throwing everybody out of work. There may be a moral lurking somewhere in this, but I cannot for the life of me discover what it is. Noel Coward knightsstarsplay Many years ago I remember a famous actress explaining to me with perfect seriousness that before making an entrance she always stood aside to allow God to go on first. I can also remember that on that particular occasion He gave a singularly uninspired performance. Noel Coward humorousfunnyyears Good heavens, television is something you appear on; you don't watch. Noel Coward watchesheavenart I never cared who scored the goal, or which side won the silver cup. I never learned to bat or bowl; but I heard the curtain going up. Noel Coward intelligencegoalwisdom If you must have motivation, think of your paycheck on Friday. Noel Coward fridaymotivationalthinking What I adore is supreme professionalism. I’m bored by writers who can write only when it’s raining. Noel Coward boredrainwriting I don't much care for Hollywood, I'd rather have a nice cup of cocoa. Noel Coward hollywoodcarenice It's like this, dear boy, the one in front is blind and the kind one behind is pushing him. Noel Coward dogboysfunny You kissed me because you were awfully nice and I was awfully nice and we both liked kissing very much. It was inevitable. Noel Coward inevitablekissingnice
