Roger Allam Quotes

I never know what defines you as being posh. I went to a posh school, definitely.

I like to think of myself as classy.

But a dandy can never be a vulgar man.

They may be a little more high brow than we are.

I certainly never saw myself as posh.

I am a classy dame.

Certainly I was relatively a refined person. No way a tramp.

Polo has always had an old-fashioned, aristocratic English feel.

A man of refined taste and judgment.

I'm not chic, I could never be chic.

I don't go to royal parties or play polo on horseback. No, I don't hang out with the posh crowd, if that makes sense.

I'm not a tacky person, I think.

'Downton Abbey' about upper-class posh people: of course it is.

I was a halfway-decent-looking English boy who looked nice in a drawing-room standing by a piano.

The Polo Lounge is like a fine old mink coat: opulent, dignified and warm.

My interest in society - at times so pronounced that the word 'snob' comes a little to mind - derives from the fact that I like an immense number of things which society, money, and position bring in their train: painting, tapestries, rare books, smart dresses, dances, gardens, country houses, correct cuisine, and pretty women.

People assume that I'm an aristocrat, but I don't really feel part of any class.

You can't buy class.

I like to think of myself as a class act, and there are very few guys that meet all of my qualifications.

The genteel thing is the genteel thing any time, if as be that a gentleman bees in a concatenation accordingly.

My husband's family was terribly refined. Within their circle you could know Beethoven, but God forbid if you were Beethoven.

For we have come by different ways to this place... I can tell by the natural ease with which you wear fine clothes and the way your mouth moves when you speak with waiters in good restaurants. You have come the way of castles and cathedrals, of elegance and empire.

I don't consider myself a fat cat. Don't make me out to be a fat cat.

European style is classic, with its own color, and to me, it always feels chic.

In fact, I love my glamourous image.