Backgrounds Quote by Steve Coogan

Talking to the British about sex is like talking to Americans about reading. Nobody does it so why talk about it?

— Greg Proops

The British tend to be uptight; they shy away from being tactile.

— Anne Reid

It turns out that understanding the British public is not rocket science. The British appreciate honesty and they also have a bonkers, off-the-wall sense…

— Nicole Scherzinger

As always, the British especially shudder at the latest American vulgarity, and then they embrace it with enthusiasm two years later

— Alistair Cooke

British audiences are toughest on British films. So often, a British film is the last thing they want to see. If you please them,…

— Simon Beaufoy

There's something whimsical, satirical, and silly about British humor, which Americans have always enjoyed, and lots of us come over here because we have…

— Milo Yiannopoulos

I think American guys tend to be a bit more forward, a bit more chatty and open than the Brits. The Brits seem to…

— Hayley Atwell

I feel that a lot of British comedy is often too bombastic, too obvious, dressing up and shouting and pulling funny faces.

— Ricky Gervais

The British are so incestuous. They pass around partners like they're passing popcorn at a movie.

— Cameron Diaz

The British people are extremely conventional. You don't always know what one is thinking or feeling because it is basically hidden. The British people…

— Tina Turner

I'm lucky enough to live in London, which is a boiling pot of every kind of language and background and demographic and sexuality and…

— Alex Lawther

I think British audiences are accustomed to the 'boo' factor and pantomimes.

— Nigel Lythgoe