Bad Quote by Richard Burton

The Welsh people have a talent for acting that one does not find in the English. The English lack heart.

— Anthony Hopkins

There's an honourable tradition of British actors who've gone to Hollywood playing baddies. Part of that is because we grow up with Richard III…

— Mark Strong

British actors behave like Europeans; they are also extremely well trained.

— Jean-Jacques Annaud

We're sometimes treated like the stupid cousin, so I'm always drawn to characters that make you feel good about being Welsh.

— Matthew Rhys

Britain produces great actors because they learn on stage so know their stuff when they get on a movie set.

— Jerry Weintraub

Don't underestimate the character of a Welshman.

— Rob Page

I honestly expected me learning Welsh to be met with a certain amount of cynicism, even outright hostility from some. But that hasn't happened.

— Steve Backshall

On the whole, British actors star in theater, and I think there's something quite grounding about that.

— Jeremy Irvine

There is a whole bunch of great British actors of my age who aren't film stars or theatre actors; they're very much both.

— Harry Lloyd

Richard Burton was Welsh; Tom Jones is Welsh, and we Welshmen like to think of ourselves as heroes - on screen and off!

— Timothy Dalton

I grew up in a small town in Ireland and didn't know any actors. I never thought it was a viable job. It wasn't…

— Katie McGrath

British actors are pretty good, by and large, at turning on at 'action' and off at 'cut.'

— James Purefoy