Morley Safer Quotes

Radio is the art form of sports casting. If you're any good, you can do a great job on radio.

Home will always be London. There's something unique about the British. It's about cheekiness.

Indeed, the constellation of local radio was part of how America’s sense of itself emerged. Because listeners could sample the flavor of people in far-away states, they began to develop an understanding of the nation’s psyche. It was a way of imagining a country that you hadn’t seen. One station might be playing hillbilly music, one might be playing jazz. It was this really frothy brew of culture.

The BBC is a huge part of the nation's cultural life.

A big difference between podcasts and radio is the intimacy. Radio oftentimes feels big and loud. To me, podcasting is closest to that weird late night stuff, whether it's late night love song request lines, or it's some talk radio show where you feel like you're the only person listening to it.

Antiques Roadshow' is a public service. It reflects the nation back to itself, as does 'Question Time.'

My family has always been proud of being British.

I'll always see myself as a British filmmaker, powerfully so.

I love radio and have done a little bit for years - since 'Workers' Playtime' in the 1950s. It's also a good springboard for comedians.

I did three winters at BBC Radio Leicester while playing cricket in the summers.

I couldn't imagine life without Radio 4.

I love the fact that James Ivory made films about Britain, made 'Howards End' and 'The Remains of the Day,' or that Paul Thomas Anderson made 'Phantom Thread.' They're about Britishness, but they're from an American perspective. And I actually think they're fantastic in the way that they understand Britishness.

Radio, in a way, is preaching.

It would be absurd to say I'm not British - you can hear it when I speak.

I feel that Britain is a rather self-deprecating nation: you're almost considered egotistical to say you're good at anything.

I worked for the BBC for 30 years.

I'm a proud Brit and a proud Englishman.

Ray and I both grew up with radio. Our whole hopes for the future were that we'd get into radio.

As a rule, Michael Balcon was at great pains to ensure Ealing remained very British. There was no point our trying to be MGM, and we didn't see a lot of American stars.

We've never adopted Americanisms. We are a very British band from a very British cultural scene. We fly that flag and that is something I enjoy.

I am a proud, British-born Muslim, and I love my country more than any other place on earth.

I don't know what it is to feel very British, but I feel that it's home, so I'm very happy to represent Great Britain.

Radio is about emotion.

My Britishness waters my music down!

I listen every day to the VOA.