It's hard to get yourself into a position where someone will trust you to direct a film anyway, whatever sex you are. Certainly in England, the film set is a very male preserve. There's a lot of very rough looking… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
I've actually heard people protesting furiously about straight male costume people as well. It's not universal and there are examples that break the mould all over the place. In my experience, it's more prevalent in the UK than in America. — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
My grandmother was a minister as well, which was not that common in the 1930s. — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
My looks aren't something that come dazzlingly through in everything I do. I can be made to look one way or the other fairly… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
People have the idea of missionaries as going out with the Bible and hitting natives with it. It's not really what they were doing.… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
I do notice that when I've been away and I come back to London. People look at you. People are ready to pick arguments. — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
As much as the next person, I want to be approved of, but I'm not greedy for that stuff. — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
A life of very, very serious, po-faced films would drive me nuts. I need - and I'm fortunate to have - a fairly varied… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
“when im really into a movel i'm seeing the world differntly during that time- not just for the hour or so in the day… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
Hollywood hasn't aggressively pursued me. Neither have I aggressively pursued Hollywood. — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
Looking in the mirror, staring back at me isn't so much a face as the expression of a predicament. — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
I think England has served me very well. I like living in London for the reasons I gave. I have absolutely no intentions of… — Colin Firth Copy Share Image
