Heroes Quote by Munira Mirza

Writers in Britain aren't really celebrities. You become kind of a darling of a small set.

— Irvine Welsh

Yes, there are plenty of heroes and heroines everywhere you look. They are not famous people. They are generally obscure and modest people doing…

— Edward Abbey

I never thought of London in terms of possible heroes - of course, there are thousands. It's a very talented city.

— Doris Lessing

Heroes aren't athletes who set new sports records, or Hollywood actors who make 'daring' films or politicians who make bold promises. Heroes are people…

— Oliver North

I think a British icon is someone who conducts themself with real dignity: someone who is truly talented and modest. These are things that…

— Taron Egerton

There are some tremendous actors in the U.K. who have been knighted, and I've spent much of my life admiring many of them, like…

— Ian Mckellen

Not all British heroes may have been winners, but they were all fighters, people who have the tenacity never to give up. I feel…

— Paolo di Canio

I lived the life of Londoners - and thence comes my immense gratitude and my deep attachment with the British people. I do not…

— Maurice Druon

The Brits are ghastly. I never would accept a Brit. It would be like Laurence Olivier being happy getting a TV Times award.

— Steven Morrissey

“Today the word "hero" has been diminished. confused with "celebrity." But in my father's generation the word meant something. celebrities seek fame. They take…

— james bradley

Britain has enormous amount of talent, as we've seen from the BAFTAs. It's all here, and it has to be allowed to flourish.

— Andy Serkis

What the British seem to like are television historians and naturalists, not public intellectuals. You can't help feeling that's because one supplies narrative and…

— Will Self