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David Niven
4 quotes
“Can you imagine being wonderfully over-paid for dressing up and playing games?”
David Niven (1910–1983) said by 1983 at the latest wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: From an interview; quoted in Frank S. Pepper, ed. The Wit and Wisdom of the 20th Century (1987), 'Acting', no. 19
“Going to war was the only unselfish thing I have ever done for humanity.”
David Niven (1910–1983) first seen 1941 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: Quoted in , The Other Side of the Moon (1985), Ch. XIII: 1941–1942
“Keep the circus going inside you, keep it going, don't take anything too seriously, it'll all work out in the end.”
David Niven (1910–1983) first seen 1964 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: To ; quoted in The Other Side of the Moon (1985), Ch. XXV: 1964–1966
“Isn't it fascinating that probably the only laugh this man will ever get in his life is by stripping off his clothes and showing his shortcomings.”
David Niven (1910–1983) first seen 1964 wikiquote, CC BY-SA 4.0 source
Recorded in: On the ; quoted in The Other Side of the Moon (1985), Ch. XXV: 1964–1966