--- title: "4 Ronald Colman Quotes - Famous Stage actor" description: "Ronald Charles Colman was an English actor who started his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then emigrated to the United States,..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b044/author-ronald-colman-66443.jpg" --- ![Portrait of Ronald Colman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b044/author-ronald-colman-66443.jpg) # Ronald Colman (1891–1958) Stage Actor United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland **4** quotes in **18** categories Rate this collection: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ No ratings yet Ronald Colman was a stage actor from the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland, best known for *What Really Counts - the Case for a Sustainable and Equitable Economy*. ## Quick Facts About Ronald Colman Born February 9, 1891 Died May 19, 1958 Nationality United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland Profession Stage Actor Notable works What Really Counts - the Case for a Sustainable and Equitable Economy Spouse Benita Hume ## About Ronald Colman Ronald Charles Colman was an English actor who started his career in theatre and silent film in his native country, then emigrated to the United States, where he had a highly successful Hollywood film career. Colman starred in silent films and successfully transitioned to sound, aided by his distinctive, pleasing voice. He was most popular during the 1930s and 1940s. Colman received Oscar nominations for Bulldog Drummond (1929), Condemned (1929) and Random Harvest (1942). He starred in several classic films, including A Tale of Two Cities (1935), Lost Horizon (1937) and The Prisoner of Zenda (1937). Colman also played the starring role in the Technicolor classic Kismet (1944), with Marlene Dietrich. In 1947, he won an Academy Award for Best Actor and Golden Globe Award for Best Actor for his performance in the film A Double Life. ## Awards & Honors Academy Award for Best Actor Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Drama star on Hollywood Walk of Fame ## Quotes by Ronald Colman > [A man usually falls in love with a woman who asks the kinds of questions he is able to answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-colman/a-man-usually-falls-in-love-with-a-woman-who-asks-the-kinds-of/) [Ronald Colman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-colman/) [Feminism](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/feminism/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/ronald-colman-66443_feminism_a-man-usually-falls-in-love-with-a-woman_359495.png) > [Don't you ever want to see what's on the other side of the hill?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-colman/don-t-you-ever-want-to-see-what-s-on-the-other-side-of-the-hill/) [Ronald Colman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-colman/) [Dream](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/dream/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/ronald-colman-66443_dream_don-t-you-ever-want-to-see-what-s-on-the_1889602.png) > [A man usually falls in love with the woman who asks the kind of questions he is able to answer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-colman/a-man-usually-falls-in-love-with-the-woman-who-asks-the-kind-of/) [Ronald Colman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-colman/) [Able](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/able/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3d/ronald-colman-66443_able_a-man-usually-falls-in-love-with-the-wom_2333886.png) > [A prolonged future doesn't excite me. It would have to have a point.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-colman/a-prolonged-future-doesn-t-excite-me-it-would-have-to-have-a-point/) [Ronald Colman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-colman/) [Decision](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/decision/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/72a/ronald-colman-66443_decision_a-prolonged-future-doesn-t-excite-me-it_2338280.png) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ronald-colman/#itemlist", "name": "Ronald Colman Quotes", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A man usually falls in love with a woman who asks the kinds of questions he is able to answer.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ronald Colman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-colman/a-man-usually-falls-in-love-with-a-woman-who-asks-the-kinds-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/ronald-colman-66443_feminism_a-man-usually-falls-in-love-with-a-woman_359495.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/ronald-colman-66443_feminism_a-man-usually-falls-in-love-with-a-woman_359495.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ef/ronald-colman-66443_feminism_a-man-usually-falls-in-love-with-a-woman_359495.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A man usually falls in love with a woman who asks the kinds of questions he is able to answer.” — Ronald Colman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Don't you ever want to see what's on the other side of the hill?", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ronald Colman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-colman/don-t-you-ever-want-to-see-what-s-on-the-other-side-of-the-hill/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/ronald-colman-66443_dream_don-t-you-ever-want-to-see-what-s-on-the_1889602.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/ronald-colman-66443_dream_don-t-you-ever-want-to-see-what-s-on-the_1889602.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/701/ronald-colman-66443_dream_don-t-you-ever-want-to-see-what-s-on-the_1889602.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Don't you ever want to see what's on the other side of the hill?” — Ronald Colman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A man usually falls in love with the woman who asks the kind of questions he is able to answer.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Ronald Colman" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ronald-colman/a-man-usually-falls-in-love-with-the-woman-who-asks-the-kind-of/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3d/ronald-colman-66443_able_a-man-usually-falls-in-love-with-the-wom_2333886.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3d/ronald-colman-66443_able_a-man-usually-falls-in-love-with-the-wom_2333886.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e3d/ronald-colman-66443_able_a-man-usually-falls-in-love-with-the-wom_2333886.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“A man usually falls in love with the woman who asks the kind of questions he is able to answer.” — Ronald Colman", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "A prolonged future doesn't excite me. 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