--- title: "10 Would Quotes By James Corden" description: "10 Would quotes by James Corden. Plus more from James Corden and more Would sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/james-corden-7028_could_no-one-could-have-predicted-on-day-one-o_741481.jpg" --- > [No one could have predicted on day one of rehearsals, that a year and a half later we would have shot a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/no-one-could-have-predicted-on-day-one-of-rehearsals-that-a-year-and/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/476/james-corden-7028_could_no-one-could-have-predicted-on-day-one-o_741481.jpg) > [There is really no one who hasn't made mistakes in their career. I'm always shocked that people would be so surprised that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/there-is-really-no-one-who-hasn-t-made-mistakes-in-their-career-i-m/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/18f/james-corden-7028_always_there-is-really-no-one-who-hasn-t-made-m_389170.jpg) > [When I look back at the church I grew up in, I realise that nothing about its behaviour was very Christian. It…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/when-i-look-back-at-the-church-i-grew-up-in-i-realise-that-nothing/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/479/james-corden-7028_about_when-i-look-back-at-the-church-i-grew-up_883539.jpg) > [There were a couple of years where I got a bit lost - I went out too much, I was a bit…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/there-were-a-couple-of-years-where-i-got-a-bit-lost-i-went-out-too/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/10d/james-corden-7028_back_there-were-a-couple-of-years-where-i-got_1058870.jpg) > [What's important is the work that you're doing, not the country that you're in. I would much rather be in a play…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/what-s-important-is-the-work-that-you-re-doing-not-the-country-that/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c4f/james-corden-7028_angeles_what-s-important-is-the-work-that-you-re_291655.jpg) > [On stage, you have to have incredible confidence, or you would stop doing it. But I don't think I will ever get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/on-stage-you-have-to-have-incredible-confidence-or-you-would-stop/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/58b/james-corden-7028_am_on-stage-you-have-to-have-incredible-con_1877697.jpg) > [People say: 'Oh, but would you be happy for your show to go on BBC3 if it was just online?' If I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/people-say-oh-but-would-you-be-happy-for-your-show-to-go-on-bbc3-if/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7c/james-corden-7028_amazing_people-say-oh-but-would-you-be-happy-for_2695207.jpg) > [The truth of why I used to listen to Arrested Development on my Walkman was because if I didn't, it would take…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/the-truth-of-why-i-used-to-listen-to-arrested-development-on-my/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/162/james-corden-7028_arrested_the-truth-of-why-i-used-to-listen-to-arr_1969250.jpg) > [I don't consider myself to be incredibly confident, or really lacking in confidence. When you're on Jonathan Ross' or Graham Norton's show,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/i-don-t-consider-myself-to-be-incredibly-confident-or-really-lacking/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/946/james-corden-7028_audience_i-don-t-consider-myself-to-be-incredibly_1270150.jpg) > [Louis Tomlinson, who is a member of One Direction, his mum was a chaperone on 'Fat Friends.' So Louis used to come…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/louis-tomlinson-who-is-a-member-of-one-direction-his-mum-was-a/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/014/james-corden-7028_around_louis-tomlinson-who-is-a-member-of-one-d_3216516.jpg) ## Other authors on Would ## More by James Corden > [First concert I saw was a British boy band called Take That when I was 14 or 15. I went with nine girls from school.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/first-concert-i-saw-was-a-british-boy-band-called-take-that-when-i/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) > [Fondue is not a good date food.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/fondue-is-not-a-good-date-food/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) > [Rap and dance is pretty much what I want to be known for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/rap-and-dance-is-pretty-much-what-i-want-to-be-known-for/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) > [My major ambition is just to stay relevant.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/my-major-ambition-is-just-to-stay-relevant/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) > [It's a strange thing, this idea that for some reason, if a lot of people like what you're doing, it's therefore not very good.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/it-s-a-strange-thing-this-idea-that-for-some-reason-if-a-lot-of/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) > [It doesn't help anyone to judge their happiness or career by looking at where others may or may not be. Dad said it best:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/it-doesn-t-help-anyone-to-judge-their-happiness-or-career-by-looking/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) > [I love 'Jerry Maguire.' I absolutely love it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/i-love-jerry-maguire-i-absolutely-love-it/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) > [What's important is the work that you're doing, not the country that you're in. I would much rather be in a play at the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/what-s-important-is-the-work-that-you-re-doing-not-the-country-that/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) > [It's a tough one for me, politics. I grew up in a house where my father is a Christian book salesman and a Tory,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/it-s-a-tough-one-for-me-politics-i-grew-up-in-a-house-where-my-father/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) > [There is really no one who hasn't made mistakes in their career. I'm always shocked that people would be so surprised that I might…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/there-is-really-no-one-who-hasn-t-made-mistakes-in-their-career-i-m/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) > [I mean, you can't make anything without making mistakes, is the truth, and I'm very grateful for those misses that I've had in my…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/i-mean-you-can-t-make-anything-without-making-mistakes-is-the-truth/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) > [Going to America is the best prize, so fingers crossed it will work out on Broadway.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/going-to-america-is-the-best-prize-so-fingers-crossed-it-will-work/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) > [BBC3 even started their biggest shows, like Jack Whitehall's 'Bad Education,' they premiered on the iPlayer a week before it went on TV. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/bbc3-even-started-their-biggest-shows-like-jack-whitehall-s-bad/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) > [There's nothing nicer than getting a round of applause for turning up for work. It's amazing! You start work, and people clap. Do you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/there-s-nothing-nicer-than-getting-a-round-of-applause-for-turning-up/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) > [It would be really arrogant of us to not have any of the fears.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/james-corden/it-would-be-really-arrogant-of-us-to-not-have-any-of-the-fears/) [James Corden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/james-corden/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/would/james-corden/#itemlist", "name": "10 Would Quotes By James Corden", "numberOfItems": 10, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "No one could have predicted on day one of rehearsals, that a year and a half later we would have shot a film and all be living in New York. 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