Quotes by Colin Firth

“And I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally, there are exceptions... the Jewish, Italian, and Irish humor of the East Coast.”

“Colin is the sort of name you give your goldfish for a joke.”

“The English people, a lot of them, would not be able to understand a word of spoken Shakespeare. There are people who do and Im not denying they exist. But its a far more philistine country than people think.”

“I have a kind of neutrality, physically, which has helped me. I have a face that can be made to look a lot better - or a lot worse.”

“All we can do is hope and pray - on suggestions Hugh Grant will retire soon”

“Its an Atom Egoyan movie, ... We know hes not the worlds great pornographer. Its hard to quantify what kind of damage (the rating) will have done.”

“Some people do it with irony and humor. Some people do it earnestly. Some people are ashamed of having to ask the question. And every so often there will be a journalist from Swaziland who doesnt know anything about it -- wonderful.”

“The sheer level of fascination on the subject is really a symptom of how this issue affects people, particularly women who are in utter disbelief that anyone would consciously go the other way -- to actually try to gain weight,”

“On his fight scene with Hugh Grant in Bridget Jones: It was a delicious experience.”

“Something about being given that microphone and if youre dressed right and the spotlights are on you, how can you not play that stuff?”

You have to be ill if you want to get better.

When Im really into a novel, Im seeing the world differently during that time— not just for the hour or so in the day when I get to read. Im actually walking around in a haze, spellbound by the book and looking at everything through a different prism.

Ill be your friend so long as youre not crap

Whenever you take on playing a villain, he has to cease to be a villain to you. If you judge this man by his time, hes doing very little wrong.

It does help to actually realize that however stunning the person who is, you know, fluttering eyelashes at you, she doesnt do anything to match up to your wife.

I always thought the biggest failing of Americans was their lack of irony. They are very serious there! Naturally, there are exceptions... the Jewish, Italian, and Irish humor of the East Coast.

My parents and grandparents have always been engaged in teaching or the medical profession or the priesthood, so Ive sort of grown up with a sense of complicity in the lives of other people, so theres no virtue in that; its the way one is raised.

We all know the dangers of sequels. Lightning doesnt strike twice in the same place too often, and I think youve got to move beyond it, go the extra mile and have the courage not to just repeat the first one.

We are actors who show up for work in our sloppy gear, and weve got this extraordinary tailor. Its someone else whos done the design; someone else whos cut the suit; someone else whos measured it. Basically, your job is to just wear it.

If you dont mind haunting the margins, I think there is more freedom there.