British Cinema Quotes

I have to say as an actor I have been inspired by so many British actors throughout the years.

Jimmy McGovern - I love his writing, and I'm a big fan of him and Alan Clarke.

Dad loved movies, and I grew up with British comedy. My ultimate favourite is Peter Sellers.

I had seen 'Lock, Stock and Two Smoking Barrels' and I thought that was a different kind of film than I'd seen before, with that kind of editing and slick camera movements.

I'm so moved to hear Celia Johnson again, so lovely.

I'm a huge fan of Richard Curtis - there's real grief, real compassion in his films as well as cheekiness; it's a wonderful cocktail.

Not every Hammer film was perfect.

As far as people I'd like to work with, the list is endless. I think to work with Steve McQueen would be amazing, and then some of the U.K. talent we have: Eddie Marsan, Olivia Colman, both of whom I have met and admired for a long time. We're very blessed in this country; there is so much talent for people to work with and learn from.

I got a chance to work with so many stalwarts from British cinema. Judi Dench, of course, who is a legend. Then there was my director Stephen Frears. He is the man who made some of British cinema's salient trendsetters.

When I was young, I went with my mum to see some really random independent films, which really spoke to me: 'My Beautiful Laundrette,' 'Secrets and Lies'... It wasn't all arthouse, though!

When I was a kid I was much happier watching old movies than kids' TV, and I ended up watching all the old Ealing comedies.

I think it's important that we have a new batch of British film-makers that aren't doing the same old stuff. And that includes me.

If you've ever seen the film In Which We Serve, but it was about a destroyer in the Mediterranean.

Seeing the actual 'The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe', I absolutely loved it. It became one of my favourite films. It was a real Christmas classic, and it was one of the most popular films ever in British history.

I'm very fond of the British cinema. I'm a big fan of Martin Campbell and Daniel Craig. I actually find Daniel very inspirational, especially on the physical side of things. He really inspired me to get back into shape when I started to add on a few pounds. I think he's a great role model.

I always wanted to make a 'James Bond' film, and they only seemed to hire British directors, and I'd made 'Swingers' - they were never going to hire me for a 'James Bond' film off 'Swingers.'

People in Scotland appreciate homegrown talent, but it's getting harder and harder to get films made in Britain.

I actually really love British and European cinema, but you have to go where the work is, and for me, it's in America.

'The Third Man,' directed by Carol Reed and written by Graham Greene, is, quite simply, one of the finest movies ever made.

I grew up watching Keira Knightley films nonstop, and I always admired period dramas and just everything that goes into it.

I'm a big fan of British cinema; I think we make some unbelievably brilliant films, but they can quite often have a dark feel.

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

British actors are renowned for being great villains in movies, like Bond films, all the rest of it.

It's fantastic to see 'Les Miserables' become the top-grossing film at the U.K. box office.

I don't care to analyze acting. On the other hand there is a fascination because distributors are putting out British films. You get films here with great performances you'll never see again. Why compare. We should go after the businessmen.