Aspire Quote by Taron Egerton

'A great British icon' is not the phrase I'd use about anybody, but there are people you admire that happen to be British. I…

— Colin Firth

If you go back to the hood in America, I think most of them look at me like an icon. An icon is somebody…

— Boosie

There is a danger in becoming an icon, as people can see you as remote and untouchable, and they are less willing to tolerate…

— Giorgio Armani

Britain has lots of celebrities who are well known and admired today, but we don't seem to have any heroes.

— Munira Mirza

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

Being embraced by the British people is a beautiful compliment for me. It feels very special.

— John Grant

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

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

I'm not an icon. Not even in America.

— John Mayer

Why are British actors revered in America? Because it's a place of excellence. This is where we are trained to be excellent. There's a…

— Paterson Joseph

Icon. What is an icon? When someone is iconic it means they have established a certain kind of legacy possibly, and I think it…

— Diana Ross