British Quotes

When I was growing up, I felt like I had to qualify it and say I'm British-Pakistani. But now I kind of feel like, in this day in age, this is what British looks like. It looks like me; it looks like Idris Elba, and hopefully through Nasir Khan, people will see that that's what an American can look like as well. Riz Ahmed

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There is a history of gay people pretending to be straight. I want to balance the sides. I'm a straight person pretending to be gay. I've had a lot of people to imitate. It's easy when you're British; we're camp by nature, anyway. Robbie Williams

Nature Gay History You Balance People Pretending Imitate Sides Easy Had Camp Lot Person Want Anyway Straight British

Anyone that knows me knows what I'm about, and I'm very much a British actor, a European actor. Robert Carlyle

Me About Knows Very Anyone Much European Actor British

I've never been embedded with American soldiers or British soldiers or Iraqi soldiers or any other. Robert Fisk

Other Soldiers Embedded Never Been Iraqi American Any American Soldiers British

Science fiction has always been a means for political comment. H.G. Wells' 'The War of the Worlds' wasn't about a Martian invasion - it was a critique of British colonialism, and... 'The Time Machine' is really an indictment of the British class system. Robert J. Sawyer

Nothing is as hard as working on a British soap in this industry. Robert Kazinsky

Nothing Industry Soap Working Hard British

The British 'A Night to Remember' is so beautifully done and so well-constructed. Robert Osborne

Remember Beautifully Done Night British

I'm British - ostensibly British - but I don't know where I really belong, you know? Robert Plant

You Know Where Really Belong British

Reality shows. I'll watch them, but I won't tell anyone I'll watch them. I remember when the first British 'Big Brother' was on. I watched that Nasty Nick. I never watched it since, but I watched the first one. I was mesmerized. Don't tell anyone! Robert Taylor

The British seizure of Hongkong was an aspect of one of the most ugly crimes of the British Empire: the takeover and destruction of India, and the use of India to flood China with opium. Robert Trout

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I grew up watching British comedy on TV, really. Robert Webb

Comedy TV Up Grew Really Watching British

It is time my colleagues got real. All British universities doing worthwhile research use animals, and, instead of hiding, they should be boasting of their achievements. Robert Winston

Time Animals Research Hiding Colleagues Worthwhile Instead Got Real Doing Achievements Boasting Should Use British Universities

Although I'm living in California, I'm very proud to be British. Rod Stewart

Living California Although Proud Very British

It had always been a British preoccupation to hold this mile record. Roger Bannister

Record Had Always Been Hold Mile Preoccupation British

My younger brother ended up the British chess champion 10 times, a record. Roger Penrose

Champion Brother Record Chess Up Times Ended Younger Younger Brother British

Rattigan's world demanded unwavering trust in principles, loyalty, and virtue. At the time of this play - Rattigan was writing this play in 1947 about an incident that took place in 1914 - should a boy say he didn't do something, his father would believe him; a British father would take the defense of his son's honor to his grave. Roger Rees

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Sitting down to a meal with an Indian family is different from sitting down to a meal with a British family. Roland Joffe

Food Family Meal Down Indian Sitting Different British

I regard myself as being enormously lucky to have been accepted by the British public in so many areas. Rolf Harris

Myself Area Accepted Been Being Regard Public Many Lucky British

In London, I discovered a peculiar building by Holland Park where the globe was shrunk to fit a British perspective, but which had a library with Sri Lankan books I had never seen before. Romesh Gunesekera

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I've always loved American stand-up. Richard Pryor is one of the main reasons I got into stand-up. After Pryor, I made my way through the other great American comics, then finally got into the British ones over here. Romesh Ranganathan

When I first started watching stand-up, I fell in love with American comedy before British comedy. Romesh Ranganathan

Love Comedy First Before Fell American Started Watching British

I was offered Fagin-type roles, but I wanted to do new things. I could have worked in America, but there was a recession in the British film industry, and I wanted to work in England. I've no regrets. Ron Moody

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As for the British churchman, he goes to church as he goes to the bathroom, with the minimum of fuss and no explanation if he can help it. Ronald Blythe

Church Bathroom Fuss Minimum He Goes Explanation Help British

Most white Americans only discovered the blues with the British invasion. Ronnie Wood

White Invasion Only Most Discovered American Blues British

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