It’s weathered many a storm, but the British film industry is, thankfully, still afloat. – Peter Capaldi
Just as the British subject loves England despite her faults, so we must insist that all Germans who were part of the old Germany and helped shape her, recognize the greatness and worthiness of present-day Germany. – Gustav Stresemann
I’m still a member of the Empire! Although I sometimes feel like an American with a British accent – you get contaminated after so long. – Gary Oldman
The British actors I’ve met and worked with have all been very supportive of each other. – Douglas Booth
The defeat of the Americans in Canada and the advantages gained by the British arms in the Jerseys, and indeed for some months in every other quarter, gave to the royal cause an air of triumph. – Mercy Otis Warren
Radicalism is as British as tea and cakes, as much a part of our make-up as monarchy and football. It will never have its own jubilees, palaces or honours system. – Geoff Mulgan
I guess my guilty pleasure would be listening to the British audio versions of the ‘Harry Potter’ books. – David Sedaris
Margaret Thatcher inherited a country in transition. The British Empire was still a considerable entity well into the 20th century. – Nick Harkaway
I would like a UK fully engaged in Europe, but I can’t decide in place of the British. I see that for the moment they want to be more in retreat. – Francois Hollande
I’m a novelist from the Haisla and Heiltsuk First Nations of British Columbia, both small coastal reserves hugging the rugged shores of the west coast. – Eden Robinson
We’re seeing a crazy appetite for people to acquire and invest in British businesses. – Natalie Massenet
I’ve committed myself to serve my constituents in South Shields and I have committed myself to British politics. – David Miliband
When young I did my best to undo that bit of the British Empire I found myself in: that is, old Southern Rhodesia. – Doris Lessing
The British Empire passed quickly and with less humiliation than its French and Dutch counterparts, but decades later, the vicious politics of partition still seems to define India and Pakistan. – Pankaj Mishra
When it comes to the British monarchy, I prefer to be seduced by an image than presented with a real person. It’s kind of a Warhol thing. – Damien Hirst
If you do a story about a British journalist rescuing a child from Sarajevo, then Sarajevo just becomes an exotic location, and the story’s about this British journalist. – Michael Winterbottom
One could say that Osama bin Laden and these non-nation-state fighters with religious purpose are very similar to those kind of atypical revolutionaries that helped to cast off the British crown. – Marcy Kaptur
The British Government and the Irish Government have accepted very clearly the Mitchell Report. – Dick Spring
I went being unemployed for three years to being the lead in a British feature in the days when we only made two a year, 1990. It was ridiculous really. – Christopher Eccleston
I like ‘The Office.’ I particularly like the British version with Ricky Gervais. Of course, I liked the ‘Seinfeld’ show a lot. I thought that was an awfully good show. – Dick Van Dyke
It is absolutely bedrock to the British Army’s philosophy that a commanding officer is responsible for what goes on within his command. – Mike Jackson
There would never have been a British Ballet without Diaghilev. He had a wonderful influence. – Ninette de Valois
