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I’m incredibly boring; I had a very happy childhood. I never starved, nor did I have a silver spoon in my mouth. I’m one of those terribly middle-of-the-road, British middle class, South London gents Picture Quote #1

It’s not simply that British films do well at the box office and generate revenue, it’s that they provide a window to the world of what Britain and its culture is about Picture Quote #1

Chum was a British boy’s weekly which, at the end of the year was bound into a single huge book; and the following Christmas parents bought it as Christmas presents for male children Picture Quote #1

Up the Junction’ went on to inform my love of British social realism. It was the first film I saw of this ilk, a very stark, visceral reflection of England, an England I didn’t necessarily feel a part of but that I knew was out there. You could almost smell the bread and butter and cabbage Picture Quote #1

It’s harder to take politics seriously, to understand the issues, than it is to drown it all in a sea of scorn. And while the world cries out for greater analysis and insight, we are distracted by bread and circuses, aka the ‘Great British Bake-Off’ and ‘Tumble.’ We should rediscover our tradition of satire. Of speaking truth unto power Picture Quote #1

I’ve been really lucky because I’ve managed to become wonderful friends with a handful of very talented British designers. Christopher Kane has become one of my very good friends - also Erdem. Jonathan Saunders is another brilliant talent who’s very kind. We all hang out Picture Quote #1

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I find British men very gentlemanly... like opening doors. There is a certain chivalry about British men which I like, and I’m a sucker for an accent Picture Quote #1

It’s actually reassuring to see people struggling to do our accent instead of us constantly trying to emulate British or American accents, which we are always asked to do Picture Quote #1

If you walk through Knightsbridge on any bland day of the week you won’t hear an English accent. You’ll hear every accent under the sun apart from the British accent Picture Quote #1

I’d like to talk in my own accent, but then there’s that thing about getting typecast as, ‘The British guy.’ The role that makes you, that’s normally what you’re cast as forever more. Like, if I did a huge film with my British accent, that would be that Picture Quote #1

I’m not really much of an actor, so when I started on ‘The Daily Show,’ I was just trying to adopt the faux authority of a newsperson. Having a British accent definitely gave me a sonic leg up on that because there is a faux authority to the British accent in and of itself Picture Quote #1

I always say Los Angeles is the place where British people come to exceed their worth. It’s quite true of everything: The British accent does open doors Picture Quote #1

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When we first sold the Wallace and Gromit shorts to America, people suggested we get rid of the strange British accents and put clear American voices on them, and we held out Picture Quote #1

The British actors I’ve met and worked with have all been very supportive of each other Picture Quote #1

British actors are pretty good, by and large, at turning on at ‘action’ and off at ‘cut.’ Picture Quote #1

Not surprisingly, there is a cultural divide between American and British actors regarding the self-promotion associated with new media Picture Quote #1

The public must suffer untold pangs from the stiffness, the deliberate stifling of emotion, on the part of many British actors Picture Quote #1

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 Picture Quote #1

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Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that’s because we were trained - until now - in theatre Picture Quote #1

British actors used to be scared of the multi-year options that U.S. TV shows demand. That has changed, because the same is now happening in the U.K Picture Quote #1

I had to choose between American and British actors, and it didn’t take me more than a second to decide: Russians are Europeans and should be played by other Europeans Picture Quote #1

British actors wear wigs a lot. I find it to be a nice ritual at the end of the day, take the wig off, clean the makeup off, go home, leave work behind me Picture Quote #1

I confess I’ve got a yearning to go to Los Angeles, but I can’t work out if it is because a lot of British actors seem to go or because there’s this perception that the bottom has fallen out of British drama, so therefore, it’s the place to head for Picture Quote #1

I think there’s a quality of passion to the American actor. I’m certainly attracted to it, and I like to hope that underscoring it is a characteristic of my work. That quality is certainly also present in some British actors, but I tend to feel the mechanical and intellectual process is dominant in the British Picture Quote #1

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Denmark as a country has always looked up to England. I’ve always felt that British actors are fantastic. There’s a strong theatre tradition in your country, and that is reflected in TV and film as well. We’ve always thought that for crime series, you were the masters, and the general feeling the Danes have of British drama is that it’s excellent Picture Quote #1

British actors come at acting from a slightly different angle. Because a lot of the films are cast out there, they are so used to the angle from which the Americans, and certainly the young guys from L.A., are coming at it, that I think it’s interesting for them to find these English actors who maybe approach acting from a different place Picture Quote #1

Audiences seem to have a limitless appetite for vampires and for fantasy in general. Unlike many other British actors, I haven’t been building up my pension appearing in films like ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Harry Potter,’ but fantasy has now got a grip on me. I am also appearing in ‘Game of Thrones’ as the head of the House of Lannister Picture Quote #1

We can only use British actors because everybody’s got to talk exactly the same Picture Quote #1

On the whole, British actors star in theater, and I think there’s something quite grounding about that Picture Quote #1

I have to say as an actor I have been inspired by so many British actors throughout the years Picture Quote #1

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I’m incredibly boring; I had a very happy childhood. I never starved, nor did I have a silver spoon in my mouth. I’m one of those terribly middle-of-the-road, British middle class, South London gents. (British Quotes) It’s not simply that British films do well at the box office and generate revenue, it’s that they provide a window to the world of what Britain and its culture is about. (British Quotes) Chum was a British boy’s weekly which, at the end of the year was bound into a single huge book; and the following Christmas parents bought it as Christmas presents for male children. (British Quotes) Up the Junction’ went on to inform my love of British social realism. It was the first film I saw of this ilk, a very stark, visceral reflection of England, an England I didn’t necessarily feel a part of but that I knew was out there. You could almost smell the bread and butter and cabbage. (British Quotes) It’s harder to take politics seriously, to understand the issues, than it is to drown it all in a sea of scorn. And while the world cries out for greater analysis and insight, we are distracted by bread and circuses, aka the ‘Great British Bake-Off’ and ‘Tumble.’ We should rediscover our tradition of satire. Of speaking truth unto power. (British Quotes) I’ve been really lucky because I’ve managed to become wonderful friends with a handful of very talented British designers. Christopher Kane has become one of my very good friends - also Erdem. Jonathan Saunders is another brilliant talent who’s very kind. We all hang out. (British Quotes) I find British men very gentlemanly... like opening doors. There is a certain chivalry about British men which I like, and I’m a sucker for an accent. (British Quotes) It’s actually reassuring to see people struggling to do our accent instead of us constantly trying to emulate British or American accents, which we are always asked to do. (British Quotes) If you walk through Knightsbridge on any bland day of the week you won’t hear an English accent. You’ll hear every accent under the sun apart from the British accent. (British Quotes) I’d like to talk in my own accent, but then there’s that thing about getting typecast as, ‘The British guy.’ The role that makes you, that’s normally what you’re cast as forever more. Like, if I did a huge film with my British accent, that would be that. (British Quotes) I’m not really much of an actor, so when I started on ‘The Daily Show,’ I was just trying to adopt the faux authority of a newsperson. Having a British accent definitely gave me a sonic leg up on that because there is a faux authority to the British accent in and of itself. (British Quotes) I always say Los Angeles is the place where British people come to exceed their worth. It’s quite true of everything: The British accent does open doors. (British Quotes) When we first sold the Wallace and Gromit shorts to America, people suggested we get rid of the strange British accents and put clear American voices on them, and we held out. (British Quotes) The British actors I’ve met and worked with have all been very supportive of each other (British Quotes) British actors are pretty good, by and large, at turning on at ‘action’ and off at ‘cut.’ (British Quotes) Not surprisingly, there is a cultural divide between American and British actors regarding the self-promotion associated with new media. (British Quotes) The public must suffer untold pangs from the stiffness, the deliberate stifling of emotion, on the part of many British actors. (British Quotes) 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. (British Quotes) Everyone the world over talks about British actors and British talent and I think that’s because we were trained - until now - in theatre. (British Quotes) British actors used to be scared of the multi-year options that U.S. TV shows demand. That has changed, because the same is now happening in the U.K. (British Quotes) I had to choose between American and British actors, and it didn’t take me more than a second to decide: Russians are Europeans and should be played by other Europeans. (British Quotes) British actors wear wigs a lot. I find it to be a nice ritual at the end of the day, take the wig off, clean the makeup off, go home, leave work behind me. (British Quotes) I confess I’ve got a yearning to go to Los Angeles, but I can’t work out if it is because a lot of British actors seem to go or because there’s this perception that the bottom has fallen out of British drama, so therefore, it’s the place to head for. (British Quotes) I think there’s a quality of passion to the American actor. I’m certainly attracted to it, and I like to hope that underscoring it is a characteristic of my work. That quality is certainly also present in some British actors, but I tend to feel the mechanical and intellectual process is dominant in the British. (British Quotes) Denmark as a country has always looked up to England. I’ve always felt that British actors are fantastic. There’s a strong theatre tradition in your country, and that is reflected in TV and film as well. We’ve always thought that for crime series, you were the masters, and the general feeling the Danes have of British drama is that it’s excellent. (British Quotes) British actors come at acting from a slightly different angle. Because a lot of the films are cast out there, they are so used to the angle from which the Americans, and certainly the young guys from L.A., are coming at it, that I think it’s interesting for them to find these English actors who maybe approach acting from a different place. (British Quotes) Audiences seem to have a limitless appetite for vampires and for fantasy in general. Unlike many other British actors, I haven’t been building up my pension appearing in films like ‘The Lord of the Rings’ and ‘Harry Potter,’ but fantasy has now got a grip on me. I am also appearing in ‘Game of Thrones’ as the head of the House of Lannister. (British Quotes) We can only use British actors because everybody’s got to talk exactly the same (British Quotes) On the whole, British actors star in theater, and I think there’s something quite grounding about that. (British Quotes) I have to say as an actor I have been inspired by so many British actors throughout the years (British Quotes)

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