Quotes of: English-language Keyword

The English are crooked as a nation and honest as individuals. The contrary is true of the French, who are honest as a nation and crooked as individuals.

Edmond de Goncourt

I'll never forget where I'm from, never forget my roots. It doesn't matter where I live. I'm English, simple as that.

David Beckham

At school, myself and some pals, all football-daft, divided up the old English First Division and wrote off to half a dozen clubs each asking for a trial.

Drew Busby

'Batman' took 10 months to film, and by the time I stopped working on it, it took a long time before my English accent came out again. I was actually having to try for it.

Christian Bale

English football has just had a transfer window imposed for the first time, so it will be interesting to see how managers cope with the squads they have until it re-opens.

David Ginola

The time given to athletic contests and the injuries incurred on the playing field are part of the price which the English-speaking race has paid for being world conquerors.

Henry Cabot Lodge

I was an English major at UCLA when I was 18, and then I left after a year to start acting. I was educating myself during that time.

James Franco

I first decided that I wanted to act when I was 9. And I was at a very bizarre prep school at the time; to say 'high Anglo-Catholic' would be a real English understatement.

John Hurt

Donut: [in English] What are you prepared to do? Landlord: We can't understand what you're saying!

Kung Fu Hustle

Sherif Ali: Have you no fear, English? T.E. Lawrence: My fear is my concern.

Lawrence of Arabia

Legolas: [in Elvish] You're late. [takes a good look at Aragorn] Legolas: [in English] You look terrible.

The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers

Tatiana: But, there are some English customs that are going to be changed. James Bond: But of course darling.

From Russia with Love

[last lines] [English subtitles] Irene Menéndez Hastings: It'll be complicated. Benjamín Esposito: I don't care. Irene Menéndez Hastings: Shut the door.

The Secret in Their Eyes

You might sooner get lightning out of incense smoke than true action or passion out of your modern English religion.

John Ruskin

I had one companion. He was a teacher from the Ukraine who spoke English so we could communicate a bit. I learnt a few Russian words, but it was hard to concentrate.

Mathias Rust

Growing up, I never listened to English music. I was more into Motown, as well as early rock n' roll like Chuck Berry and Little Richard.

Alex Winston

I was born in Texas and I lived there 'till I was 8. Then I moved to the Dominican Republic with my mom, lived there for two years and forgot every word of English I knew.

Michelle Rodriguez

English Commander: I hope you've washed your ass this morning, it's about to be kissed by a king.

Braveheart

[to Murron before assaulting her] English Soldier: You remind me of my daughter back home.

Braveheart

I had three brilliant English teachers at secondary school. They found the writer in me.

Anthony Horowitz

The thing is, in English I'm able to write the lyrics as I'm making the song, once I'm done with the melody.

Utada Hikaru