Quotes about british
british-actor
I don't honestly know why they offered me the part in Rent. Adam Rickitt
british-actor
I did manage to secure a feature film for 2005, though, which I'm really chuffed about. Adam Rickitt
british-musician smash
I think I'm really powerful. They'll smash me, probably. Marianne Faithfull
british-novelist except form knew less next novel straight
I did not think much what I was writing them for, except that I knew I wanted my next novel to be in some less conventional form than straight narrative.
british-novelist gave novels romantic
After these three novels I gave up writing novels for a time; I was dissatisfied with romantic doom, yet didn't see much way around it.
british-novelist god
It connects with the theologians' point that you can say what God is not, but not (easily) what He is.
british-actor bruce great hero impressed jackie jet lee likes mine
I'm impressed with the likes of Jet Li and Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee was a big hero of mine for many years. They're great influences. Jason Statham
british surreal
I love British humor. It's just so - surreal. Beck
british-musician enjoy ride
I think the thing to do is to enjoy the ride while you're on it. Johnny Depp
british-scientist enjoy london national pleasure royal run south
It is a pleasure to me to run up to London and enjoy the collections at the National Gallery, South Kensington, and the Royal Academy.
british-statesman business detect expose eyes man perceive seem wrong
It is always right to detect a fraud, and to perceive a folly; but it is very often wrong to expose either. A man of business should always have his eyes open, but must often seem to have them shut.
british-musician self stills
I think Stills has been playing better than ever. I know a lot of it sounds self-serving, but he truly has. Graham Nash
british courageous determination director energy focus forces greatest loss loyalty met putting risk rock somebody stuck time took whenever work
Jill Fraser was one of the greatest forces in British theatre. She was an inspiration to all my work and a rock whenever times were hard. I have never met a more courageous person, or somebody who managed to focus with such energy and determination on putting challenging work on the stage. As a young director she took a risk on me and has stuck by me even when I made mistakes. Loyalty such as this is rare. The sense of loss at this time is immeasurable. Edward Hall
british-actor enjoyed quite wars
Star Wars was not a very big part but I enjoyed doing it and I get more fan mail for that than anything else I've ever done. It's quite extraordinary, it comes in every day, unbelievable. Julian Glover
british-musician creates musical
That creates the magic, and that's the wonderment of the musical process and how precious that is. Mick Fleetwood
british future invaded iraq mass terrorism time weapons
Terrorism is coming. I told the Americans a long time before Aug 2 (the day in 1990 when Iraq invaded Kuwait) and told the British as well... that in the future there will be terrorism with weapons of mass destruction. Saddam Hussein
british council fellowship granted malcolm studies thesis work
My thesis was on kinetics studies with the enzyme aldehyde dehydrogenase. When that was finished, I was granted a British Council Fellowship to work under the supervision of Malcolm Dixon.
british-actor responsibility screen
My sense of responsibility to the audience is to screen things that they would never see in a local theater. Richard Wilson
british-author unless
My philosophy is, unless you're sick and need help, why bother? Jackie Collins
british-scientist parents physician preferred surgeon understanding
My parents would have preferred me to become a surgeon or a physician but were most understanding of the ambitions of their son. Sydney Brenner
british-actor editing location mentors million people work
My mentors were my editiors. You come from location work with a million people and questions, and you get into the editing room, and its two people. Tim Roth
british english-composer forces mother moved played players swedish
My Mother is Swedish and my Father is Scottish, he played for Charlton in the 1960's and was in the Army, he captained the British forces team. We then moved to S.A. because a lot of players did that at the time.
british champion created defines five hole jack mark masters open par pebble puts says television top walked winner
Located on the incomparable Monterey Peninsula, Pebble was created by Jack Neville. Masters and British Open winner Mark O'Meara says he puts Pebble at the top of his list, and the par 5 18th hole defines Pebble for many television viewers: O'Meara has walked that fairway as a champion five times.
british cup davis plays scottish
Look, he plays Davis Cup for Britain, but he's Scottish. He's Scottish first and British second, and there shouldn't be any misunderstanding about that.
british-actress life markets outside taken
Markets can't think about anything beyond about three months. This is very long-term for markets, which is why the important things in life have got to be taken outside of the marketplace. Susan George
british-dramatist knew luther martin recognized saw
Martin Luther King Jr., recognized bias when he saw it, knew what he was talking about.
british happy help living moving people reasonably stay support
I will stay living in Staffordshire. Other people would be moving offshore. I am reasonably happy to help support the British economy. I have done very well out of Britain. John Caudwell
british-author extent people remained wondered
I wondered to what extent people remained the same as they'd been when very young; if one peeled back the layers of living one would come to the know child. Dick Francis
british-actor room since widely
I was in my mid-20s when I did A Room With A View, and now I'm 41. I can't think of anything since that has been that widely viewed. Julian Sands
british-novelist crack endless entirely french novels surprising tales though
I still have to crack the French market, though that isn't entirely surprising considering that the Sharpe novels are endless tales of French defeat. Bernard Cornwell
british-actor morse sadly
I think sadly that Morse thinks that he can exist on his own and he only realises at the end that he can't and never really has been able to. I feel sorry for him. John Thaw
british-musician great life musician
I think one of the great moments of my life was when I could write musician on my passport. Jon Anderson
british fact labour observer power state striking suppose
I suppose the one very striking thing, you know, to a British observer is the fact that Labour is in power in every State in Australia. Patricia Hewitt