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39 quotes by Colin Firth

Colin Andrew Firth, CBE (born 10 September 1960) is an English film, television, and theatre actor. His films have grossed more than $3 billion from 42 releases worldwide. He has received an Academy Award, a Golden Globe, two BAFTAs and three Screen Actors Guild Awards, as well as the Volpi Cup. His most notable and acclaimed role to date has been his 2010 portrayal of King George VI in The King's Speech, a performance that gained him an...
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We all know the dangers of sequels. Lightning doesn't strike twice in the same place too often, and I think you've got to move beyond it, go... →

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My singing voice is somewhere between a drunken apology and a plumbing problem.

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Some people would say comedy draws from some dark places, from your dark stuff. Life's great optimists aren't necessarily the funniest people.

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Forget trying to be sexy. That's just gruesome.

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I would rather five people knew my work and thought it was good work than five million knew me and were indifferent.

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As much as the next person, I want to be approved of, but I'm not greedy for that stuff.

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It used to be that I was always paranoid or a loser or something so there's usually something that you seem to associate yourself with at one... →

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Hollywood hasn't aggressively pursued me. Neither have I aggressively pursued Hollywood.

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I don't want to sound smug but I am reasonably satisfied with how it's gone. I think it's fine.

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I think England has served me very well. I like living in London for the reasons I gave. I have absolutely no intentions of cutting those ties. There... →

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I think that London is very much like that. I find there's humour in the air and people are interesting. And I think that it's a place which... →

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My parents and grandparents have always been engaged in teaching or the medical profession or the priesthood, so I've sort of grown up with a... →

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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... →

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