Quite Quotes · Page 32

I'm the kind of person who, if I can't get something right, I get quite frustrated with myself.

— Joe Dempsie

Friends at school were always quite shocked that we holidayed in Nigeria, but it was all pretty middle-class, really.

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

The fact that people didn't know I was British did work for quite a while.

— Claire Forlani

I'm quite scrutinous when it comes to who I put myself in the room with.

— Kelela

Fool enough to almost be it, and cool enough to not quite see it.

— Smashing Pumpkins

I tend to spend quite a lot of time on the film scores that I do.

— Johann Johannsson

I came quite late to gaming: I didn't start playing until 2002.

— Richard K. Morgan

There is so much talent out there and not quite as much opportunity.

— Geoffrey S. Fletcher

Looking back, I think we were all quite mature, surprisingly responsible. In earlier wars, boys of our age had just gone off…

— John Knowles

I'm quite discreet. I think I'd rather focus on my work. So, I only speak when I have something to say. 'Live…

— Delphine Arnault

When I first went from a band situation to a solo situation, it was quite an adjustment to make. But after having…

— Roger McGuinn

I have been trying to retire to the back of the camera for quite a few years, and in 1970, when I…

— Clint Eastwood

Marry someone who flatters you. Because I've written 80 books since 'War Horse' but when my wife reads one, all she says…

— Michael Morpurgo

Women had a rights movement where they fought for changes. Men... don't band together in quite that way. It happens not in…

— Hanna Rosin

My house is really clean. It's a really big house so I have three ladies who come in and clean it twice…

— Tommy Lee

I'm quite curvy and I just try and exercise whenever I can. I don't do anything hardcore as I'm just not that…

— Leona Lewis

I quite often don't have breakfast, and I never have lunch. I find it helps not to wake my stomach up because…

— Joanna Lumley

We write in ways that, we generally hope, reflect real life, or at least look familiar to humans. And in life, recurring…

— Sara Zarr

In Britain, there's kids who grew up in London and then kids who didn't. You become quite street wise. It's such a…

— Ben Lloyd-Hughes

I feel that every day, all of us now are being blasted by information design. It's being poured into our eyes through…

— David McCandless

Theater will always be a huge part of my life. The high I get from doing theater is not, quite honestly, matched…

— Chris Pine

Clothes are like a suit of armour when you're young. I was quite a shy teen, so I wanted to make aggressive…

— Erin O'Connor

When you're on set all day, and you don't look people in the eye, it's really relaxing. Normally when you talk to…

— Ryan Cartwright

People are used to getting a lot of information quickly, and they're used to being quite empowered as consumers, and they go…

— Heather Brooke

I got incredibly lucky, and you have to be if you want to be quite successful.

— Kaya Scodelario

I was able to hide a lot behind 'Walton,' and found that to be quite useful.

— Emma Walton Hamilton

I'm quite physical. I'm from one of those dog-walking families where hiking up a mountain is meant to be fun.

— Natalie Dormer

It's quite clear to me I'm not a sexist and I'm not a misogynist.

— John Lydon

I planned both my pregnancies, although I guess I didn't think Carter would come along quite as quickly as he did.

— Frankie Bridge

My international career hasn't kicked off quite as much as I'd have liked it.

— Matt Doherty

As an actor, you know there are things you get asked to do that you do quite well, with less effort.

— Martin Freeman

I don't like to be too submissive in the way I dress. I like quite boyish things, so I hardly ever wear…

— Bat for Lashes

I never like to conduct, quite honestly, because you have to be a bit of a dictator and it's exhausting.

— James Newton Howard

The Chinese are quite clear what their interests are and very consistent on pushing their interests.

— Lee Hsien Loong

I was somewhat of a mute at school, so people were quite scared!

— Eliot Sumner

The actual number of atheists is quite small outside of Europe and Manhattan.

— Rick Warren

Breaking the back of the Chicago machine, it's quite monumental.

— Lori Lightfoot

I've gone from being an 11.9sec runner to being a 13.5sec runner which mentally is quite hard.

— Kadeena Cox

There is nothing quite like 'The Night of the Hunter'. I have never seen a film to which it can be fairly…

— Douglas McGrath

In some parts of Appalachia, actors and acting are still not considered quite decent.

— Conchata Ferrell