Ivor Novello

The beautiful heroine might be thinking, How long must I bury my face on this wretched man's shoulder? Such is not the always the case, but quite often it is. ↗

— Ivor Novello

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The cinema is an institution nowadays, with its roots sunk deep in the hearts of the millions of people who find enjoyment and entertainment in going to the pictures. ↗

— Ivor Novello

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The crowd may be influenced easily, largely because it is a crowd. ↗

— Ivor Novello

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The inconvenience, the glaring lights, the long hours of waiting, and the repetition of every scene are all calculated to defeat anything more than a real mastery of love technique. ↗

— Ivor Novello

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The public must suffer untold pangs from the stiffness, the deliberate stifling of emotion, on the part of many British actors. ↗

— Ivor Novello

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There are very few misanthropes, thank goodness! ↗

— Ivor Novello

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There's something Vichy about the French. ↗

— Ivor Novello

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Things which do not require effort of some sort are seldom worth having. ↗

— Ivor Novello

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We were asked to believe that the variety and the novelty of even the crude films of the early days would provide a means of entertainment which would cut out the stage. ↗

— Ivor Novello

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When the cinematograph first made its appearance, we were told that the days of the ordinary theatre were numbered. ↗

— Ivor Novello

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