Quotes about british
british-musician great
Because I would just tell everyone it was going to be great and just put that belief in them. Jim Capaldi
british-actor career expecting happened last tried
I have to know what would've happened if I tried to get into show business. The last thing I was expecting was to have the kind of career I've had. Terence Stamp
british dollar far hand money near prefer yankee
I prefer the Yankee dollar to the British shilling, especially when the Yankee dollar is near at hand and the British shilling so far away. Wilfrid Laurier
british-musician
I play the way I do because it allows me to come up with the sickest sounds possible. That's the point now isn't it? Jeff Beck
british history nominated
If you think about it, I made history. Not only was I the first black British woman to be nominated for an Oscar, I was the first black British person. Marianne Jean-Baptiste
british-soldier library
If your library is not 'unsafe,' it probably isn't doing its job. John Berry
british-comedian drunk goes kinds men range silly
I get all kinds of ages, it really does range from silly drunk old men to silly drunk young lads. And the same goes for the females. Johnny Vegas
british-actress changing costumes gear normal playing
Changing costumes was bliss. Getting out of our normal gear into something new, and playing two parts, for me, was very exciting. Sarah Sutton
british-musician defeat defining looking next opportunity strike
By the end of the miner's strike I was defining myself as a socialist, clued in and looking for the next opportunity to defeat the Tories. Billy Bragg
british-actor fun parts
But, you know, as you get older, my God, the parts get more varied. There's a lot of fun to be had doing a lot of different things. Alan Bates
british-soldier distance form great imagined ours past perceived ships stretching time van
By this time it was past six, and the enemy's van and ours were at too great a distance to engage, I perceived some of their ships stretching to the northward; and I imagined they were going to form a new line.
british-author budget canada european lots net poorer taking time
Canada is rich, so would be a much-needed net contributor to the European budget at a time when the EU has been taking in lots of poorer states. Timothy Garton Ash
british call environmental open procedures public safety
Call on him to open an investigation, a public investigation, into the safety maintenance and environmental procedures that are being used by CN in British Columbia.
british-actor correctly course knew lines quite saying voice worried
By then of course I knew my voice would be overdubbed and I wasn't worried about saying my lines quite as correctly as I did in the first film. David Prowse
british-comedian exactly half humour prosthetic
But I think our humour is exactly the same today. Only, we've made rules now. We've said we are not going to do prosthetic make-up scenes, because when they take it off half your face comes off. Jennifer Saunders
british british-comedian comedy plenty seen
But I think there's plenty of British comedy that Americans have never seen that they would like but sometimes things just get through. Simon Pegg
british hopefully item meeting top
Hopefully we will have a meeting with the British associations and this item will be top of the agenda,
british-actor
I don't really look back at all. When I've made a film, I've made it. They kind of go out into the world and they're on their own really. Albert Finney
british finished golf great last matter open third year
I don't play great golf a lot. I do it every now and then like in the British Open last year when I finished third so I know I can do it ... It's just a matter of going out there and doing it again. Fred Couples
british-actor dig digging examine kept plan stuff
I don't plan on digging that stuff up that I've kept down with my feet. Why would I want to dig it all up and examine it like an archaeologist?
british mechanism civil-service
The British civil service ... is a beautifully designed and effective braking mechanism. Shirley Williams
british organized has-beens
American science is much more organized, much more hierarchical than British science has been. Martin Fleischmann
british-novelist
It's up to Kim Jong Il to make that decision, and we can't make that for him. Mitchell Reiss
british fellow
Then he is responsible for doing the same thing -- but to his fellow British people.
british-soldier morning next saw though
The next morning we saw nothing of the enemy, though we were still lying to.
british columbia coming ecstasy few grown last leaps rise seeing trend washington western
The new trend we're seeing up in western Washington coming down from British Columbia is a rise in ecstasy over the last few years. It's just grown in leaps and bounds.
british effort includes less proposal review spirit
The new proposal includes no review of the British rebate, and less effort for new members. That?s not the spirit of Europe.
british-musician good
You try to be moody when you're young and it had a good ring to it.
british-novelist catch final happens somebody violated
Then the final thing is enforcement. What happens when we actually catch somebody who has violated international law, rules, and regulations?
british-actress felt focus happened looks odd strong
The odd thing for me is the focus on looks which happened in the States. I'd always felt that was not going to be a strong point. Julia Ormond
british final last nail surely
That's the final nail in the last bastion of British cinema. Someone should say stop. If JK Rowling said: 'No, it has to be made in the UK,' surely someone would listen.
british-author crying fields number ought pleased riders saved sell
The bank told us we ought to sell this house to pay off our overdraft. Riders saved the day. I was so pleased when it got to number one, I went all around the fields crying and crying. Jilly Cooper
british oscars point truth
The BAFTAs give the British point of view, and the Oscars give the American point of view, but the truth is we're all working in an international industry. Ian Mckellen