British Quote by Robert B. Weide Download Open image “A lot of British comedy feels foreign rather than feeling universal.” — Robert B. Weide ★ ★ ★ ★ ★ 2.1 out of 5 (8 ratings) Copy quoteShare British British comedy Comedy Humor Rather Than Universal
British comedy - which has been a big inspiration to me for many years - is very different to Australian comedy and different again… — Jason Gann Copy Share Image
I feel that a lot of British comedy is often too bombastic, too obvious, dressing up and shouting and pulling funny faces. — Ricky Gervais Copy Share Image
There is so much cross-pollination between the U.S. and Britain in terms of comedians. British TV comedies work well in the U.S. American stand-ups… — John Oliver Copy Share Image
I don't tend to watch too many American comedies. I love British comedy. — Danny McBride Copy Share Image
I think comedy is a bit more international than people credit. I happily watch lots of American shows and American comedy films. If I… — David Walliams Copy Share Image
Ironically, there isn't much comedy film in Britain, which is quite surprising seeing that we're quite good at it. — Alice Lowe Copy Share Image
When I first started watching stand-up, I fell in love with American comedy before British comedy. — Romesh Ranganathan Copy Share Image
I think in some parts of our English history we've had huge amounts of almost too much great comedy. You kind of wonder how… — Kate Bush Copy Share Image
It's not writing in the traditional sense, but I've always said that the writing process continues on the set and even into the editing… — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
When it came to the on-camera TV stuff, I'd be standing next to the director, my friend, and he'd be asked a question that… — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
One weekend, I was driving and in the car next to me on the freeway was a guy who looked like a very conservative… — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
If you're watching comedy movies, go back and check out the Marx Brothers in 'Duck Soup,' or Buster Keaton in 'The General,' or Laurel… — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
Everybody always asks me what the big surprises were that I discovered about Woody and I never have a good stock answer for that,… — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
If you listen to Howard Stern, go back and listen to Lenny Bruce, so you can hear what real talent is. — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
Writing, to me, conjures up a physical act, like running or eating. — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
On 'Curb Your Enthusiasm,' I remember that sometime in Season 3, there was a Yiddish phrase, 'Kinahura,' and a friend of mine who was… — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
I don't know that Michael J Fox had done anything prior to that 'Curb' episode where he got to comically play up the whole… — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
How do you tell a story that you're a part of without it being a big ego trip? — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
For me, it was never a choice not to play the game because I was never attracted to it in the first place. I… — Robert B. Weide Copy Share Image
I'd love to work in the States; I'd love to work anywhere where you get a good script and a good part to play.… — Laura Carmichael Copy Share Image
I shot for French and British Vogue. The British Vogue one featured clothes by Chloe and was shot at Highgate and the John Soane… — Nan Goldin Copy Share Image
We can find common qualities and common values that have made Britain the country it is. Our belief in tolerance and liberty which shines… — Gordon Brown Copy Share Image
No wonder that Churchill described this effort [the British codebreakers working at Bletchley Park] as "Britian"s secret weapon," a weapon far more effective than… — Peter Hilton Copy Share Image
When we first sold the Wallace and Gromit shorts to America, people suggested we get rid of the strange British accents and put clear… — Nick Park Copy Share Image
I always wanted to make a 'James Bond' film, and they only seemed to hire British directors, and I'd made 'Swingers' - they were… — Doug Liman Copy Share Image
Somebody said that part of my reaction to British cinema is actually, paradoxically, a patriotic one. I'm so disappointed that we're not better. — Kevin Brownlow Copy Share Image
All the cliches of glamorous sophistication have little appeal to me. Do I want to live the British version of 'Dynasty?' No thanks! — Sade Adu Copy Share Image
British Forces should be in a position to give back in a ten fold measure any attack that the Germans may attempt. — Frederick Banting Copy Share Image
Although I don't have anything against people from other countries, the higher the influx into England the more the British identity disappears. — Anonymous Copy Share Image
It could be my British need for discipline that makes me admire the American appetite for freedom and passion. — Steve Winwood Copy Share Image
The American Constitution declares 'All men are born equal.' The British Socialist Party add: 'All men must be kept equal'. — Winston Churchill Copy Share Image
