British Quote by Claire Bloom

My first book, Fast Forward, was about growing up in the shadow of Hollywood and how kids are affected by the culture of materialism…

— Lauren Greenfield

As British people, we don't often face what our role in history is. We're only just beginning to do that. Storytellers have an incredibly…

— Rege-Jean Page

I get a lot more abuse in England. That's just a general English attitude. I did the same thing to famous people. It's just…

— Robert Pattinson

I grew up in southern Africa but was born in England, so my family was afflicted with the stiff upper lip of the British.…

— Alexandra Fuller

We've always been slammed by most of the British press. They probably hate us because we're too normal and incredibly honest.

— Curt Smith

There's so much cynicism around in Britain, especially in the press. The American press might be naive, but at least you feel as if…

— Linus Roache

Coming from documentaries, my biggest challenge was to understand actors' psychologies. American actors take it all very seriously; British actors don't enter into all…

— Kevin Macdonald

Over the years, I've interviewed the victims, the guilty, the famous, the important, and the ordinary people affected by tragedy or good fortune. But…

— Fiona Barton

Being English definitely gave me some insight into these eccentric Brits puttering around Hollywood.

— Sacha Gervasi

The actors in Britain are incredible, and I didn't appreciate that until I got there. They interpret your words and you realize how deliberate…

— Frank Spotnitz

I grew up in Queens in N.Y., and in parts of my neighbourhood, there were a lot of Italian Americans and a lot of…

— Adrien Brody

I think there's a growing courage among the younger generation of American writers. Because of the more superficial treatment of characters taking place in…

— Mohsin Hamid