British Quotes
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What the British must never believe about themselves is that they are good at games, strong in adversity, but lousy in bed. It is a myth invented by jealous foreigners.
Gerald McKnight
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To disagree with three-fourths of the British public is one of the first requisites of sanity.
Oscar Wilde
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American grammar doesn`t have the sturdiness of British grammar (a British advertising man with a proper education can make magazine copy for ribbed condoms sound like the Magna goddam Carta), but it has its own scruffy charm
Stephen King
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American grammar doesn`t have the sturdiness of British grammar (a British advertising man with a proper education can make magazine copy for ribbed condoms sound like the Magna goddam Carta), but it has its own scruffy charm
Stephen King
Keywords: advertising :: american :: british :: but :: can :: carta :: charm :: condoms :: copy :: doesn :: education :: for :: goddam :: grammar :: has :: have :: it :: its :: like :: magazine :: magna :: make :: man :: of :: own :: proper :: ribbed :: scruffy :: sound :: sturdiness :: the :: withSubject: America and Americans Quotes :: Grammar QuotesSource: thinkexist.com
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No one can be as calculatedly rude as the British, which amazes Americans, who do not understand studied insult and can only offer abuse as a substitute.
Paul Gallico
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I`d rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting small roles in American films.
Kate Winslet
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I can always tell if a band have a British rhythm section due to the gritty production.
Kanye West
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I`m really proud of being English, because I learned my job in England, in English films with English actors. But I never dared dream of such a success... it`s more than a dream. I realize it`s extraordinary for a British actress. I feel good, but guilty ...
Kate Winslet
Keywords: actors :: actress :: at :: because :: being :: british :: but :: dared :: dream :: england :: english :: extraordinary :: feel :: films :: for :: good :: guilty :: in :: it :: job :: learned :: more :: my :: never :: of :: proud :: realize :: really :: sa :: success :: such :: than :: the :: withSource: imdb.com
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If you would have asked me what I thought of America before I came over here I would have used the word `corny`. And then you come over here and you find that it`s not corny at all. British people are very cynical, they cannot bear someone else`s success....
Simon Cowell
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[on Alfie (1966)] To be a movie star, you have to carry a movie. And to carry a movie where you play the title role is the supreme example. The third thing, for a British actor, is to do it in America. The fourth is to get nominated for an award. That pic...
Michael Caine
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I do like British guys. If I had to pick one it would be Ewan McGregor. I met him once and he was gorgeous even if he is a little short. He has the most amazing charisma.
Eva Longoria
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[Speaking in 2005 about the British Education Secretary]: Why do we want someone like Ruth Kelly controlling our children? She`s the scariest woman I`ve ever seen in politics.
Piers Morgan
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The difference between the American version of Live Aid and the British one - in England, if you wanted a cup of tea, you made it yourself. If you wanted a sandwich, you bought it. In typical American style, at the American concert, there were laminated t...
Phil Collins
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Parkinson (1971) is still the only interview on British TV that means anything. Perhaps that is because he appears to realize that his guest should always be the star of the show and... He paid for dinner!
George Michael
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For a lot of British actors, the theatre is home. It`s what they did before you knew them, as it were.
Joseph Fiennes
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[on winning awards, after he won the British Academy award] "It`s just an award although it is a big one. It is no good getting too big-headed. I`ve been very busy and I`m very tired. I`ve been given advice, you know on speech-making and things like that....
Jamie Bell
Keywords: academy :: advice :: after :: although :: an :: and :: award :: awards :: been :: big :: british :: busy :: getting :: given :: good :: he :: headed :: is :: it :: just :: kin :: know :: like :: making :: no :: on :: one :: speech :: that :: the :: things :: tired :: too :: ve :: very :: winning :: won :: youSource: imdb.com
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The best research [for playing a drunk] is being a British actor for 20 years.
Michael Caine
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[In reference to the Oscar Family Album Tribute sequence at The 70th Annual Academy Awards (1998) (TV) and speaking live on British television following the Oscar ceremony in 1998] I was sat up there with the likes of Claire Trevor and Luise Rainer. It me...
Michael Caine
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It should go without saying I suppose that looked at through British Media Eyes circa 2004, my appearance anywhere on anything will be open to ridicule and instant dismissal. Please don`t get me wrong...I really don`t expect everyone to like what I do, bu...
Phil Collins
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I`d hate to lose the character actress part of me, because, by God, the parts are much more interesting. As a black actress all I was offered in British film was the best friend role, whereas in TV I was offered a whole spectrum of parts. I`d love to be a...
Sophie Okonedo
Keywords: able :: actress :: all :: are :: as :: be :: because :: best :: black :: british :: by :: character :: film :: friend :: god :: hate :: in :: interesting :: lose :: love :: me :: more :: much :: of :: offered :: part :: parts :: role :: spectrum :: the :: to :: tv :: was :: whereas :: wholeSource: imdb.com
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I`m proudly British and proudly a Londoner - but I`m also proudly Egyptian and proudly from Cairo.
Khalid Abdalla
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I know about Kylie (Kylie Minogue) and Robbie (Robbie Williams) and `Pop Idol` and stuff like that. You can`t get away from that when you hit the [British] shore, so I know all about the cruise ship entertainment aspect of British pop.
David Bowie
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I know about Kylie (Kylie Minogue) and Robbie (Robbie Williams) and `Pop Idol` and stuff like that. You can`t get away from that when you hit the [British] shore, so I know all about the cruise ship entertainment aspect of British pop.
David Bowie
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[Comparing himself with British prime minister Neville Chamberlain] Mr. Chamberlain likes to take weekends in the country; I shall take countries in the weekend!
Adolf Hitler
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I think at its best the American sense of humor is the same as the British sense of humor at its best, which is to be wry and ironic and self deprecating.
Simon Pegg
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Initially, I wasn`t offered the part. I was walking up the beach in Willowbridge, the British West Indies on Christmas Eve and saw this guy who I know peripherally. He`s not in the film industry, but in Philadelphia real estate or something like that. He ...
Kevin Bacon
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I mean, yeah, I`m sure that Python and the other things have paved the way for a greater understanding of the British sense of humor, but I don`t think it`s all that different than the American sense of humor.
Simon Pegg
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On receiving an honorary British knighthood: You have permission to call me anything you want - except sir, all right? Lord of lords, your demigodness, that`ll do.
Bono
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[on his being made a CBE] Being a Commander of the British Empire isn`t really what it`s cracked up to be, since I can`t command anybody. Everyone always ignores me.
Sting
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I feel like I`ve been engaged to the British Empire since 1980 and tonight you have given me the ring knighthood.
Steven Spielberg
