Everyone the world over talks about British actors and…

Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that's because we were trained - until now - in…

— Brenda Blethyn

I think I come from a theatrical tradition where, if you look at the great theatrical actors of the British theatre, they took enormous…

— James Purefoy

The idea that American producers and directors are choosing black British talent to save themselves a buck or two is ridiculous - it's because…

— David Harewood

One of the reasons why I wanted to be part of the League Managers Association was because I felt there were an awful lot…

— David Moyes

I have always thought we should think less about the British film industry as an entity, and more about getting British talent working.

— Eric Fellner

On the whole, British actors star in theater, and I think there's something quite grounding about that.

— Jeremy Irvine

It's often assumed that British actors read Shakespeare and sonnets as we're going to bed at night and we're all very familiar with it.

— Kate Winslet

Coming from documentaries, my biggest challenge was to understand actors' psychologies. American actors take it all very seriously; British actors don't enter into all…

— Kevin Macdonald

My first job was a film called 'Storm Damage' for the BBC. I was 16 and working with really respected British actors. I didn't…

— Ashley Madekwe

British actors are pretty good, by and large, at turning on at 'action' and off at 'cut.'

— James Purefoy

The reason that most British actors are better than most American actors in the end is that they don't make any money. At the…

— Mike Nichols

I have to audition for everything; there is no Mrs. Robbie Williams free pass, and because I'm working with British actors everyone is so…

— Ayda Field

I was trained in theatre so the seriousness was there. I never went in for the glamour.

— Rohini Hattangadi

I am trained in theatre, and so I take time to study and get into the skin of a character.

— Sarita Choudhury

I trained in the theatre.

— Danny Boyle