British Film Quotes

I think now you see a lot more British films from the perspective of, I guess what would be considered "new" British people - people of color, Asian people. I think that's what's happening now, whereas 20 years ago it couldn't happen because it was still predominantly, "British film is about middle-class white families and what they do."

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.

Well I'm partial to a bit of Tom Hardy.

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

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.

If my British film career was a girl, then I'd been hanging around outside her apartment a little bit too long.

I love 'Shaun of the Dead.'

'Viceroy' is the first British film about the Raj and the transfer of power from Britain to India made by a British Indian director. It is a British film made from an Indian perspective.

There is a whole bunch of great British actors of my age who aren't film stars or theatre actors; they're very much both.

I like 'Notting Hill.' If you can do a movie that's simple, but do it well, there's room for that.

In the 40 or so years I've known David Puttnam, not only has he pursued an outstanding career in films and now politics, but he has been the keeper of the flame of the British film industry.

My favorite movie would have to be 'Love Actually.'

My first British film was Gurinder Chadha's 'Bend It Like Beckham,' which was a huge international success.

I think on both sides of the pond, there are pros and cons to TV and film, and I think that there are things the British people can learn from the Americans and things the Americans can probably learn from us when it comes to the acting industry. But the main thing here in the USA is everything is just a hell of a lot bigger. The sets are bigger, the casts are bigger, the crews are bigger.

I'd love to work in the States; I'd love to work anywhere where you get a good script and a good part to play. But I do love British film as well.

Mike Leigh is my all-time favourite writer/director/creator.

Growing up, my mom would watch 'Notting Hill' a lot. She loves Hugh Grant.

I could never really choose a favorite book, but whenever I'm asked what my favorite movie is, I always say 'Withnail & I,' a British film from 1987. It's funny and sad and absolutely gorgeous to look at. It's the film I can watch over and over again.

I love England and I love English culture, particularly English pop culture.

My number one horror movie is the '60s British version of 'Ten Little Indians.' This movie scared me to death when I was a kid - I still dream about it.

I'm an eccentric English actor, and there's a lot of us around.

I've always been inspired by a lot of work coming out of the UK.

In England, I'm known for playing villains.

I think the reason 'Sexy Beast' was so good was it wasn't just another run-of-the-mill gangster film; it was a love story.

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.