Cockney Quotes

17 quotes by 13 authors

I just wanted to be an ordinary, middle-class person. When I was at Cambridge, I made great efforts to lose the last remnants of my… — Peter Ackroyd
I'm every bourgeois nightmare - a Cockney with intelligence and a million dollars. — Michael Caine
I actually had a cockney accent before I went to drama school. It's softened up a bit. — Gemma Arterton
I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging a… — John Ruskin
It's a damn shame we have this immediate ticking off in the mind about how people sound. On the other hand, how many people really… — Eileen Atkins
Ever since I saw sexy Beast I've been trying to get the cockney thing down. — Chris Pine
Lots of middle class people are running around pretending to be Cockney. — Christopher Eccleston
The Crafty Cockney had a picture of the owner dressed up as a copper, so I brought it home, wore it on TV and the… — Eric Bristow
I love my accent, I thought it was useful in Gone In 60 Seconds because the standard villain is upper class or Cockney. My Northern… — Christopher Eccleston
Adele's like a beacon of honesty. Doesn't compromise, goes to America and she's still the same sweary cockney. — Paloma Faith
I don't want to say I'll never play someone with a cockney accent, but I think I would be irritated by me doing it. — Daniel Radcliffe
It was great to play an ex-marine cockney thug. All my roles are as different as the colours of the rainbow. — Luke Treadaway
In England, I was a Cockney actor. In America, I was an actor. — Michael Caine
One of the main things about Cockney is, you speak at twice the speed as Americans. Americans speak very slow. — Michael Caine
My parents went through the dictionary looking for a beautiful name, nearly called me Banyan, flicked on a few pages and came to China, which… — China Mieville
GOP strategists hope the revelation of Kerry's wealth might debunk his status as a, quote, man of the people, and reveal him to be a… — Jon Stewart
I have seen, and heard, much of Cockney impudence before now; but never expected to hear a coxcomb ask two hundred guineas for flinging apot… — John Ruskin

Who Wrote These Cockney Quotes

13 authors contributed a total of 17 Cockney Quotes as follows: