Away Quote by Anne Reid

The British tend to shy away from the spotlight. We don't like being singled out in any way, and I think that is something…

— Damon Hill

As always, the British especially shudder at the latest American vulgarity, and then they embrace it with enthusiasm two years later

— Alistair Cooke

The British often shy away from any cinematic interpretation of real sex. They sometimes have what I call "subtle sex," which is really introspective…

— Steve Coogan

There's nothing the British like better than a bloke who comes from nowhere, makes it, and then gets clobbered.

— Melvyn Bragg

It turns out that understanding the British public is not rocket science. The British appreciate honesty and they also have a bonkers, off-the-wall sense…

— Nicole Scherzinger

They're very harsh people, the British: hard to impress, very tough on each other, but I rather like that. It's not that the British…

— Hugh Laurie

I'm good at winding up British people, but Americans are slightly different. A lot of them are more stoical. They're harder to get a…

— Kayvan Novak

I'm embarrassed when I see Brits abroad; they have their tops off, wear flip flops, and shout at the top of their voices.

— Noel Gallagher

British people have a really sophisticated sense of humour, because we're exposed to much more than Europeans and Americans, not least in our literary…

— Frankie Boyle

Contrary to received wisdom, the British are not an insular people in the conventional sense - far from it. For most of their early…

— Linda Colley

I think, generally, British people are more culturally cynical about the things that involve our own country. Especially the royals.

— Claire Foy

The British have a remarkable talent for keeping calm, even when there is no crisis.

— Franklin P. Jones