British Quotes

1274 British quotes by 897 unique authors

There is a certain advantage to the British accent. I do notice that Americans love it; they think the we Brits are smarter than perhaps… — Piers Morgan
Americans are a lot more open, of course. There's something more declamatory in the way you express emotions. It's a stereotype but it's true. British… — Emily Blunt
I'd rather do theater and British films than move to L.A. in hopes of getting small roles in American films. — Kate Winslet
I think sensitive is the wrong description of me. I'm British, actually, so quite bad at expressing myself in conversation, as any ex-girlfriend will tell… — James Blunt
According to the British Journal of Psychiatry, marijuana can cause panic attacks. I don't know . . . The only time I have ever seen… — Jay Leno
I'm not Tom Cruise. Very few British actors are. If you look at the body of work I've done it's pretty obvious I'm not going… — Jude Law
Between Clive Owen winning at the Golden Globes and the British Academy announcing its nominations, of which Sideways received only one, I'm feeling pretty humbled… — Thomas Haden Church
The British are coming, the British are coming! Mr. President! We need the National Guard! We need as many men as you can spare because… — Shannon Sharpe
I was shocked by the amount of Welsh people in L.A. We'd go to this British pub to watch the 'Six Nations' early in the… — Matthew Rhys
When I was in England doing Romeo and Juliet as a child star, I was interviewed by the British press, who are even more vicious… — Claire Bloom
I guess I came to terms with my demons. Or else I'd be in big trouble, wouldn't I? Horrifying as it was to crack up… — Margot Kidder
I had been in a film, playing a young British aristocrat. My wife told me that she was invited to a dinner and she invited… — Michael York
I am very shy. If I am flying British Airways and the airhostess asks me two questions, and I don’t understand her accent – I… — Shahrukh Khan
I read all the books on Fairfax in the British Library, did a lot of horse riding and studied military tactics of the time, finding… — Dougray Scott
Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think thats because we were trained - until now - in theatre. — Brenda Blethyn
We Scots have a fierce pride in the things we do that others can never appreciate. I am the British No. 1, but I would… — Andy Murray
I understand how much everyone wanted to see a British winner at Wimbledon and I hope everyone enjoyed it. I worked so hard in that… — Andy Murray
Canada is the linchpin of the English-speaking world. Canada, with those relations of friendly, affectionate intimacy with the United States on the one hand and… — Winston Churchill
These two great organisations of the English-speaking democracies, the British Empire and the United States, will have to be somewhat mixed up together in some… — Winston Churchill
I wanted to acknowledge my U.S. heritage and to belong to it more closely. Having said that I am certainly British by formation and education… — Jamie Bamber
I feel like Ive been engaged to the British Empire since 1980 and tonight you have given me the ring knighthood. — Steven Spielberg
I once bought an old car back after I sold it because I missed it so much and I had forgotten that it never ran.… — Connie Chung
I feel more Irish than English. I feel freer than British, more visceral, with a love of language. Shot through with fire in some way.… — Kenneth Branagh
Rumors went round that I might be gay. In some ways, I was happy w/ this. Larry Rivers proved to me that a gay man… — Pete Townshend
And this indifference is still very much present in modern South Africa. Just listen to Nobel Prize winner Nadine Gordimer - a representative of the… — Nadine Gordimer

Who Wrote These British Quotes

897 authors contributed a total of 1,274 British Quotes, led by these top contributors: