Quotes about british
british consequences deal investors market waiting
There are big consequences for the British market if it doesn't go through, because investors are waiting for their money, the deal has been made.
british-musician good vehicle
After a while, though, the group just wasn't a good vehicle for the songs I'd written. Mark Knopfler
british-musician people
I think English people were a lot better at breakdancing than they were at making records. Norman Cook
british-musician ladders shout
I'm very superstitious... I never shout at magpies, walk under ladders or put my shoes on the table.
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.
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 comedians comedy earned funny living main paid people variety within
Years ago, there was a variety theatre in every British town, and people paid to go down and see it. Comedy was the main part of the theatre, and comedians earned a living by being funny. Now you have comedy in television instead. Comedians now have to be funny within a play. Norman Wisdom
british cannot impact internet
You cannot underestimate the impact the Internet has had on British fashion. Natalie Massenet
british-actress case covered hot knew work
I knew that for this movie to work it had to be very hot and very real, and it wasn't going to be a case of doing it Hollywood all covered with a nice little sheet. Natasha Richardson
british field financial harder higher historians isolated kings life oxford quite students supposed work
As a financial historian, I was quite isolated in Oxford - British historians are supposed to write about kings - so the quality of intellectual life in my field is much higher at Harvard. The students work harder there. Niall Ferguson
british cheaper clothing good overseas quality retailers source stayed
While many retailers went overseas to get cheaper good quality products, M&S stayed with British sources. Now, like everyone else, they source about 80% of their clothing from abroad.
british-musician harry lovely remembered voice whether
Whether I want to or not, I think I will be remembered for 'Harry Potter,' but why not? How lovely to be remembered as the voice of Harry Potter. Jim Dale
british-musician decided ourselves singles sort
We've always decided ourselves what we wanted to put out as our singles and that sort of things. John Deacon
british-actor goes good invading people rewritten seem spectators stay upside
I am the reassurance that they have not changed. In an upside down world, with all the rules being rewritten as the game goes on and spectators invading the pitch, it is good to feel that some things and some people seem to stay just as they were. Kenneth More
british-actor goes good invading people rewritten seem spectators stay upside
In an upside down world, with all the rules being rewritten as the game goes on and spectators invading the pitch, it is good to feel that some things and some people seem to stay just as they were.
british-actor mr remind sir
Oh, Mr Coward, sir - I could never have an affair with you, because you remind me of my father!
british calls compared cost people percent saying service standard wipe
What we're saying to people is 'Look, we'll wipe that (Internet access) cost out for you, but make your other calls through our service and we'll give you discounts (of 30 percent compared with standard British Telecom rates), Paul Goodman
british-actor costume gave human rounded shape
When we first put the costume on, you could see the human shape underneath, so the padding gave Chewie his rounded shape, really. Peter Mayhew
british-statesman care deserve dress surely
Words, which are the dress of thoughts, deserve surely more care than clothes, which are only the dress of the person.
british-actor characters female identify
Usually I identify with the female characters - all of them, actually... their strengths, their weaknesses, their fears, their passions. Leslie Banks
british-scientist depth explored feet major miles
We explored about 180 miles of exposures, ranging from a depth of about 300 feet to 50 feet, before we undertook any major digging. Louis Leakey
british brought expect five gets japan life matters spent subtleties though understand
Even though I spent the first five years of my life in Nagasaki, going to Japan can be really difficult. Even if they know I've been brought up in the West, they still expect me to understand all the subtleties of their culture, and if I get it wrong, it matters much more than if a British person gets it wrong. I find it intimidating. Kazuo Ishiguro
british-musician refuse
I refuse to dance. And I can't dance anyway. I'm not in a band for that. Liam Gallagher
british-actor importance people perhaps vital
If you have something that you know is important to you and vital to you... then this will perhaps help people understand the importance of confronting it and being brave about it. Tom Wilkinson
british-soldier change people trying
We're trying to create people that are going to change the world.
british-actress good
I'm not any good at foul language or anything like that. Thora Hird
british-musician buy expensive folks gained object quite
The first one was quite cheap, but that was expensive for us. For my folks to buy on the Never Never. It was quite, you know, a rare object to have and I gained quite a lot of status by having this. Eric Clapton
british-musician seemed
Yeah, I wanted to know where they got it from, what it was all about, you know, and it seemed to strike something in me that was you know rearing it's head and I still don't know what that is.
british ironic watch work
I don't watch much British television at all. I mean, it's ironic because I used to work in it for years. E. L. James