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The English people, a lot of them, would not be able to understand a word of spoken Shakespeare. There are people who do and I'm not denying they exist. But it's a far more philistine country than people think.

~Colin Firth

Topics: Able Country Denying English English People Exist Far Lot More People Philistine Shakespeare Spoken Than Them Think Understand Who Word Would

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I've grown up surrounded by Americans and to a very large extent feel American. It sounds strange because I seem to be so quintessentially English in everyone's mind - and perhaps I am. Perhaps it's quintessentially English to have a fascination with America.

~Colin Firth

Topics: Am America American Because English Everyone Extent Fascination Feel Grown Large Mind Perhaps Seem Sounds Strange Surrounded Up Very I Am

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From what I've read, everyone has a claim on Merlin. Was he Scottish, Welsh, English or even French? All these countries have got a big claim on him and Camelot. That's why the Arthurian legends are so popular - because they are such good stories.

~Colin Morgan

Topics: Because Big Claim Countries English Even Everyone French Good Good Stories Got He Him Legends Popular Read Scottish Stories Welsh Why

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I get the impression the English kings were witty, for some reason. I feel like all you had was your wit.

~Colin Quinn

Topics: English Feel Get Had Impression Kings Like Reason Some Were Wit Witty You Your I Feel I Feel Like

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I grew up on a council estate in Luton, and as a child, I was very much into the brass-band tradition. I was basically a Salvation Army boy. My English granddad bought me a cornet when I was five years old.

~Colin Salmon

Topics: Army Basically Bought Boy Child Council English Estate Five Grew Me Much Old Salvation Tradition Up Very Years

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I'm basically a writer of ideas, and the English aren't interested in ideas. The English, I'm afraid, are totally brainless.

~Colin Wilson

Topics: Afraid Basically English Ideas Interested Totally Writer

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When I was 19, I thought I wanted to be an English civil servant. It was the most exotic thing at the time - can you imagine, in the middle of the IRA bombing campaigns? I saw an ad inviting Irish applicants for an induction course, so I signed up.

~Colm Toibin

Topics: Ad Bombing Campaigns Civil Course English Exotic Imagine Inviting Ira Irish Middle Most Saw Servant Signed Thing Thought Time Up Wanted You

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My first novel was turned down by about twenty publishers over a period of two and a half years. Because my name is Irish and would not be familiar to English editors, one of them said: 'If she writes anything else, do let us know.' Slowly, very slowly, the books began to sell and be noticed.

~Colm Toibin

Topics: About Anything Anything Else Because Began Books Down Editors Else English Familiar First Half Half Years Irish Know Let Us Name Noticed Novel Over Period Publishers Said Sell She Slowly Them Turned Twenty Two Us Very Would Writes Years

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I first went to Barcelona in 1975 after university, and I stayed for three years. I learnt Catalan because that's what everyone speaks in the mountains. They speak English to foreigners, but what people say to each other is much more important than what they say to you.

~Colm Toibin

Topics: After Barcelona Because Each English Everyone First Foreigners Important Learnt More Mountains Much Other People People Say Say Speak Speaks Stayed Than They Say Three University Years You

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Apparently Arnold was inspired by President Bush, who proved you can be a successful politician in this country even if English is your second language.

~Conan O'Brien

Topics: Apparently Arnold Bush Country English Even Inspired Language Politician President President Bush Proved Second Successful Who You Your

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