Always Quote by Kevin Macdonald

Why is it when a white actor or even a black actor does a British accent, it's considered art?

— Jimmy O. Yang

I think it's sort of a rite of passage for a British actor to try and get the American accent and have a good…

— Orlando Bloom

London scene consists of mostly foreigners. We see ourselves as British in many ways, but not English.

— Hussein Chalayan

Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that's because we were trained - until now - in…

— Brenda Blethyn

We had our British background of traditional theatre behind us.

— Peter Capaldi

Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think thats because we were trained - until now - in…

— Brenda Blethyn

British actors come at acting from a slightly different angle. Because a lot of the films are cast out there, they are so used…

— Jim Sturgess

It's a phenomenon that I see with young actors - a lot of American speaking parts going to British actors.

— Michael Douglas

This character in the film, these things that he says which sound like advice and wise things, they are very common for Orientals. It's…

— Omar Sharif

I grew up with a posh English accent, and all my aunts sounded as if they came out of a Merchant Ivory movie.

— Kevin Kwan

A lot of British comedy feels foreign rather than feeling universal.

— Robert B. Weide

I enjoy playing villains - I'm very proud that I belong to a very honorable tradition of British actors who come to Hollywood to…

— Alfred Molina