British Quotes

1274 British quotes by 897 unique authors

I wanted to work with Mike Leigh. I had my list of British people I wanted to work with, and I wanted to work with… — Carmen Ejogo
Radicalism is as British as tea and cakes, as much a part of our make-up as monarchy and football. It will never have its own… — Geoff Mulgan
The wrongful arrest of tens of thousands of British Muslims after the September 11 attacks can be explained by the very poor intelligence the police… — Geoff Mulgan
My parents are British but they emigrated to America, where I was born. — Heather Brooke
There is a romantic, often misguided, misconception among the British that life in France is akin to life in Paradise. — Janine di Giovanni
When I first did a U.S. pilot season, there were very few British actors schlepping around town trying to get into television. That was 1999. — Jamie Bamber
British actors used to be scared of the multi-year options that U.S. TV shows demand. That has changed, because the same is now happening in… — Jamie Bamber
My father, a Russian translator, wanted to distinguish me by calling me Misha, the Russian diminutive of his name, Michael. My name and work as… — Misha Glenny
For me, as a writer who comes from quite a naturalistic tradition, British screenwriting is quite delicate, quite small, and rarified in a way. — Simon Beaufoy
The emphasis and value on ideas and original thinking is an innate part of British culture, and in many ways, that describes the traditions of… — Jonathan Ive
I acted in high school and studied at the British American Drama Academy in Oxford for one summer. I minored in theater, and I was… — T. J. Miller
As a black actress, all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in TV I was offered a whole spectrum… — Sophie Okonedo
Actually, the British boarding school experience turns out to be not that exotic. — Mark Romanek
Afrikaans is my first language, although you would never know, as my English accent has more of an American-British thing going on from all my… — Tanit Phoenix
American audiences tend to underappreciate the British, but 240 years ago they were us: They were the most powerful nation on Earth. Their mercantile empire… — Rick Atkinson
The spring of 1942 was given over to a very impassioned, strategic debate about where we should first attack in counterpunching against the Germans and… — Rick Atkinson
There is so much cross-pollination between the U.S. and Britain in terms of comedians. British TV comedies work well in the U.S. American stand-ups make… — John Oliver
I have always felt an excellent rapport ever since my very first concert in Britain at Hampton Court. I have always felt understood. The British… — Andrea Bocelli
I believe that a large part of the training in the regional theaters is in imitation of the British style of acting. The British orientation… — Arthur Penn
The British have a unique relationship with horses. They are etched into our landscape in chalk, they have been written about, painted, sung about, celebrated… — Clare Balding
The fact is that the British Museum had a complete specimen of a dodo in their collection up until the 18th century - it was… — Adam Savage
The American audiences are more vocal and enthusiastic. British audiences tend to sit back a little more. — Colin Mochrie
Traditional British desserts with lots of custard are my biggest weakness - I particularly love the puds at St. John restaurant in East London. — Eva Green
I would prefer to live forever in perfect health, but if I must at some time leave this life, I would like to do so… — Olivia De Havilland
When I was a girl, the idea that the British Empire could ever end was absolutely inconceivable. And it just disappeared, like all the other… — Doris Lessing

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