Knighthood Quote by Anthony Hopkins

The knighthood I received was a fantastic honour but it's not something I've ever used and I don't think I ever will.

— Sean Connery

I never accepted a knighthood because to me, is honour enough?

— George Bernard Shaw

I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found it to be somehow squalid, a knighthood. There's a…

— Harold Pinter

Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no. You get a letter from the Prime Minister saying…

— Derek Jacobi

Son, my name isn't Knight to you, it's Coach Knight or it's Mr. Knight. I don't call people by their last name and neither…

— Bobby Knight

It even has the same phraseology as the English orders of knighthood, companions and this sort of thing.

— George Woodcock

It's like being a Knight of the Garter. It's an honor, but it doesn't hold up anything.

— Anonymous

If Queen Elizabeth knighthooded me and I would get the title Sir Usain Bolt. That sounds very nice.

— Usain Bolt

A knighthood would be a bit too much. An OBE or an MBE or whatever they are called, one of those would be more…

— Steven Berkoff

It's the best honor when someone wants to use as their professional title the name of a character that you portrayed.

— Pam Grier

I get knighted in the school of life. Like Braveheart.

— Slowthai

If a title doesn't mean anything to them then WHY do they make a big deal about giving you one? Obviously it means enough…

— Sonya Parker