Always Quote by Rosanna Arquette

...but in every century, and ever since England has been what it is, an Englishman has always felt somewhat ashamed of his own emotion…

— Baroness Orczy

Americans do seem to say things which make the English notice England.

— Dodie Smith

Ordinary British people don't on the whole find it easy to express their feelings, even to those closest to them.

— Vera Lynn

Americans are a lot more open, of course. There's something more declamatory in the way you express emotions. It's a stereotype but it's true.…

— Emily Blunt

I'm good at winding up British people, but Americans are slightly different. A lot of them are more stoical. They're harder to get a…

— Kayvan Novak

I always find the idea of Britishness a bit of a boring old concept, to be honest. That world of Britishness always comes off…

— Giles Deacon

The Englishman's strong point is his vigorous insularity; that of the American his power of adaptation. Each of these attitudes has its perils. The…

— Thomas Wentworth Higginson

I think I went through early years of my career sort of thinking, "Well, maybe I'm just not British enough." And I always remember…

— Alfred Molina

Why is it, do you suppose, that an Englishman is unhappy until he has explained America?

— E. B. White

The English delight in Silence more than any other European Nation, if the Remarks which are made on us by Foreigners are true.

— Joseph Addison

I am terribly British. Especially in the eyes of Americans. I drink several gallons of tea a day, I'm often excessively polite and it's…

— Rhianna Pratchett

American audiences tend to be more expressive than British ones.

— Simon Pegg