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title: "38 British Actors Quotes by 35 authors"
description: "Browse 38 British Actors quotes by 35 authors. Discover the best British Actors sayings and thoughts."
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> [I must say, I wouldn't turn down a superhero role, although there do seem to be a lot of British actors out…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/josh-o-connor/i-must-say-i-wouldn-t-turn-down-a-superhero-role-although-there-do/)

[Josh O'Connor](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/josh-o-connor/)

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> [British actors are renowned for being great villains in movies, like Bond films, all the rest of it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/luke-evans/british-actors-are-renowned-for-being-great-villains-in-movies-like/)

[Luke Evans](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/luke-evans/)

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> [Because British actors hold Shakespeare in such great reverence, we tend to go for the word, which tends to make things very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geraldine-james/because-british-actors-hold-shakespeare-in-such-great-reverence-we/)

[Geraldine James](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geraldine-james/)

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> [Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that's because we were trained - until now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brenda-blethyn/everyone-the-world-over-talks-about-british-actors-and-british-talent/)

[Brenda Blethyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brenda-blethyn/)

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> [Not surprisingly, there is a cultural divide between American and British actors regarding the self-promotion associated with new media.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/gina-bellman/not-surprisingly-there-is-a-cultural-divide-between-american-and/)

[Gina Bellman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/gina-bellman/)

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> [There is a whole bunch of great British actors of my age who aren't film stars or theatre actors; they're very much…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harry-lloyd/there-is-a-whole-bunch-of-great-british-actors-of-my-age-who-aren-t/)

[Harry Lloyd](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harry-lloyd/)

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> [British actors are pretty good, by and large, at turning on at 'action' and off at 'cut.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-purefoy/british-actors-are-pretty-good-by-and-large-at-turning-on-at-action/)

[James Purefoy](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-purefoy/)

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> [With most British actors, it's amazing. I think they start with the character on the outside and work in.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/norman-jewison/with-most-british-actors-it-s-amazing-i-think-they-start-with-the/)

[Norman Jewison](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/norman-jewison/)

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> [I enjoy playing villains - I'm very proud that I belong to a very honorable tradition of British actors who come to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/i-enjoy-playing-villains-i-m-very-proud-that-i-belong-to-a-very/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

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> [I'm not Tom Cruise. Very few British actors are. If you look at the body of work I've done it's pretty obvious…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jude-law/i-m-not-tom-cruise-very-few-british-actors-are-if-you-look-at-the/)

[Jude Law](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jude-law/)

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> [I have to audition for everything; there is no Mrs. Robbie Williams free pass, and because I'm working with British actors everyone…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ayda-field/i-have-to-audition-for-everything-there-is-no-mrs-robbie-williams/)

[Ayda Field](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ayda-field/)

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> [British actors wear wigs a lot. I find it to be a nice ritual at the end of the day, take the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/megan-boone/british-actors-wear-wigs-a-lot-i-find-it-to-be-a-nice-ritual-at-the/)

[Megan Boone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/megan-boone/)

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> ['Game of Thrones' is wonderful. My theory is they employ all these British actors because, one, they are like me and grateful.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/diana-rigg/game-of-thrones-is-wonderful-my-theory-is-they-employ-all-these/)

[Diana Rigg](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/diana-rigg/)

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> [I think it would be a problem if Hollywood was casting British actors only as villains; if that were the case, then…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alfred-molina/i-think-it-would-be-a-problem-if-hollywood-was-casting-british-actors/)

[Alfred Molina](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alfred-molina/)

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> [British actors used to be scared of the multi-year options that U.S. TV shows demand. That has changed, because the same is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jamie-bamber/british-actors-used-to-be-scared-of-the-multi-year-options-that-u-s/)

[Jamie Bamber](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jamie-bamber/)

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> [I was offered and accepted a part in 'A Few Best Men,' and then the Australian actor's union argued that there were…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/noel-clarke/i-was-offered-and-accepted-a-part-in-a-few-best-men-and-then-the/)

[Noel Clarke](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/noel-clarke/)

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> [The fact of the matter is that everybody, all actors who are desiring a bigger career, more choice, are all going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/paterson-joseph/the-fact-of-the-matter-is-that-everybody-all-actors-who-are-desiring/)

[Paterson Joseph](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/paterson-joseph/)

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> [The reason that most British actors are better than most American actors in the end is that they don't make any money.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mike-nichols/the-reason-that-most-british-actors-are-better-than-most-american/)

[Mike Nichols](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mike-nichols/)

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> [The actors in Britain are incredible, and I didn't appreciate that until I got there. They interpret your words and you realize…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/frank-spotnitz/the-actors-in-britain-are-incredible-and-i-didn-t-appreciate-that/)

[Frank Spotnitz](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/frank-spotnitz/)

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> [British actors come at acting from a slightly different angle. Because a lot of the films are cast out there, they are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jim-sturgess/british-actors-come-at-acting-from-a-slightly-different-angle-because/)

[Jim Sturgess](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jim-sturgess/)

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> [I think there's a quality of passion to the American actor. I'm certainly attracted to it, and I like to hope that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/arthur-penn/i-think-there-s-a-quality-of-passion-to-the-american-actor-i-m/)

[Arthur Penn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/arthur-penn/)

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> [I have to say as an actor I have been inspired by so many British actors throughout the years.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/leonardo-dicaprio/i-have-to-say-as-an-actor-i-have-been-inspired-by-so-many-british/)

[Leonardo DiCaprio](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/leonardo-dicaprio/)

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> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kate-winslet/it-s-often-assumed-that-british-actors-read-shakespeare-and-sonnets/)

[Kate Winslet](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kate-winslet/)

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> [“The point of a knighthood for British actors is to enable them to play butlers.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/alec-guinness/the-point-of-a-knighthood-for-british-actors-is-to-enable-them-to/)

[Alec Guinness](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/alec-guinness/)

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> [I don't know why British actors are getting big parts in American TV shows. Maybe it's because we're cheap.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dominic-west/i-don-t-know-why-british-actors-are-getting-big-parts-in-american-tv/)

[Dominic West](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dominic-west/)

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> [Some British actors are snobby about telly, and I don't understand that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/matthew-macfadyen/some-british-actors-are-snobby-about-telly-and-i-don-t-understand-that/)

[Matthew Macfadyen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/matthew-macfadyen/)

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> [It's a phenomenon that I see with young actors - a lot of American speaking parts going to British actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-douglas/it-s-a-phenomenon-that-i-see-with-young-actors-a-lot-of-american/)

[Michael Douglas](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-douglas/)

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> [I think, as a generation of British actors, we're becoming a bit soft and too manipulated by the business.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aneurin-barnard/i-think-as-a-generation-of-british-actors-we-re-becoming-a-bit-soft/)

[Aneurin Barnard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aneurin-barnard/)

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> [Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think thats because we were trained - until now…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/brenda-blethyn/everyone-the-world-over-talks-about-british-actors-and-british-talent-2/)

[Brenda Blethyn](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/brenda-blethyn/)

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> [We can only use British actors because everybody's got to talk exactly the same.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/michael-caine/we-can-only-use-british-actors-because-everybody-s-got-to-talk/)

[Michael Caine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/michael-caine/)

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> [On the whole, British actors star in theater, and I think there's something quite grounding about that.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-irvine/on-the-whole-british-actors-star-in-theater-and-i-think-there-s/)

[Jeremy Irvine](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-irvine/)

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> [British actors behave like Europeans; they are also extremely well trained.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-jacques-annaud/british-actors-behave-like-europeans-they-are-also-extremely-well/)

[Jean-Jacques Annaud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-jacques-annaud/)

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> [Coming from documentaries, my biggest challenge was to understand actors' psychologies. American actors take it all very seriously; British actors don't enter…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/kevin-macdonald/coming-from-documentaries-my-biggest-challenge-was-to-understand/)

[Kevin Macdonald](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/kevin-macdonald/)

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> [There's an honourable tradition of British actors who've gone to Hollywood playing baddies. Part of that is because we grow up with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-strong/there-s-an-honourable-tradition-of-british-actors-who-ve-gone-to/)

[Mark Strong](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-strong/)

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> [A lot of British actors will look at America as a land of opportunity. In England, there's such a small pool of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/aml-ameen/a-lot-of-british-actors-will-look-at-america-as-a-land-of-opportunity/)

[Aml Ameen](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/aml-ameen/)

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> [I had to choose between American and British actors, and it didn't take me more than a second to decide: Russians are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jean-jacques-annaud/i-had-to-choose-between-american-and-british-actors-and-it-didn-t/)

[Jean-Jacques Annaud](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jean-jacques-annaud/)

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> [To be honest, I would like to have worked with Peter Sellers, because when people talk about classic British actors, you talk…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/daniel-radcliffe/to-be-honest-i-would-like-to-have-worked-with-peter-sellers-because/)

[Daniel Radcliffe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/daniel-radcliffe/)

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> [My first job was a film called 'Storm Damage' for the BBC. I was 16 and working with really respected British actors.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ashley-madekwe/my-first-job-was-a-film-called-storm-damage-for-the-bbc-i-was-16-and/)

[Ashley Madekwe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ashley-madekwe/)

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