Edinburgh Quotes

51 Edinburgh quotes by 47 unique authors

Performers always come back from the Edinburgh festival with adventure stories. Watts told a few: meeting a young kilt maker who spent a year in… — Reggie Watts
I've spent a lot of very happy times in Edinburgh as a result of playing virtually every festival since 1996. It's also a beautiful city… — Marcus Brigstocke
I did a production of 'Journey's End,' an RC Sherriff play about World War I, at the Edinburgh Festival. I was 18 and it was… — Tom Hiddleston
I always feel that when I come to Edinburgh, in many ways I am coming home. — Alan Rickman
I do get recognized, but I must say Edinburgh is a fantastic city to live if you're well-known. There is an innate respect for privacy… — Joanne Kathleen Rowling
For those who like that sort of thing," said Miss Brodie in her best Edinburgh voice, "That is the sort of thing they like. — Muriel Spark
It seemed to him a very Edinburgh thing. Welcoming, but not very. — Ian Rankin
So far Kat has been through all the Wa's she could think of, but Hale hadn't admitted to being Walter or Ward or Washington. He'd… — Ally Carter
As with the bud, so with the blossom. A boy is the only thing known from which a man can be made. I hope that… — Paul H. Dunn
In 1987, I was in Edinburgh doing my first one-man show. I took part in a kickabout with some fellow comedians and tripped over my… — Paul Merton
At 17 years old, STG took me under its wing and shared its resources and wisdom with me, even allowing me to take part in… — Peter Capaldi
Living in Edinburgh, I consider myself particularly lucky - we have the biggest book festival in the world, a plethora of fascinating libraries and museums,… — Sara Sheridan
My identity has always been confused. Born in Edinburgh of a Scottish/Russian/Jewish mother and an English/Irish/Catholic father, there is no form of guilt to which… — Sara Sheridan
I had a complicated life until I was 25. I was born in Bristol and was brought up by my mum and my stepfather in… — Neil Cross
I love Scotland. Edinburgh is a beautiful city and has a wonderful tradition of supporting the arts. — Peter Hambleton
My accent is... sort of an Edinburgh sort of soft southwest Scottish accent. It could almost be English. — Sam Heughan
My first ideas of human in vitro fertilization (IVF) arose with my Ph.D. in Edinburgh University in the early 1950s. Supervised by Alan Beatty, my… — Robert Edwards
In Edinburgh, there was a lovely little Episcopalian Church of Scotland church on my way to the theater, so I used to pop in there… — Neve McIntosh
I used to have a lovely wallet with lots of different compartments where I kept photographs of my grandmother, grandfather and friends. It was stolen… — Neve McIntosh
At the art college in Edinburgh someone arranged for some London groups to come up and play. I was in a supporting band, with Bernie… — Jamie Muir
I have got the best of both worlds; growing up in Edinburgh and now living outside Glasgow. — Magnus Magnusson
When I was deputy chairman I could travel from Glasgow to Edinburgh without leaving Tory land. In a two-week period I covered every constituency in… — Jeffrey Archer
This might sound really foolish, but when I came to Edinburgh in 1988 I had spent nearly all my life living south of Bristol, and… — David Nicholls
Edinburgh is my favourite city. We'll be doing a lot of children's theatre and galleries. — Carol Ann Duffy
The knighthood I received was a fantastic honor but its not something Ive ever used and I dont think I ever will. Its incredible to… — Sean Connery

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