Stephen Fry is a master exponent of the English tongue. Some people might think that he is the most irritating man in Britain, but my wife and I love him all the same.
In Mexico we have a trick - add a crystal of salt to the kettle and the tea tastes better, almost English. But after four pots, your kettle's broken.
You can be a Polish American, or an Arab American, or a Greek American but you can't be English American. Why not?
Maybe it's because I'm English, but in terms of how people perceive us I only pick up on the negative side of it.
I get the impression the English kings were witty, for some reason. I feel like all you had was your wit.
I only saw one English-speaking person all the way across Siberia.
I hate the way the English have of not being serious about being serious, I really hate it.
English television from the Fifties to the Nineties was the least bad in the world, and now it's just as bad as it is anywhere.
I feel very English in a suit. There's something about being in a suit abroad, particularly in America, that feels empowering.
I wasn't going to be a college kid. The only subject I was interested in was English. I think I had a subconscious interest in analyzing story.
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.
I studied in American school, so yes, I grew up speaking English and Spanish. Obviously, Spanish is my first language.
I write in English because I was raised in the States and educated in this language.
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.
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.
A feature of English that makes it different compared with all other languages is its global spread.
'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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
