Quotes by Colin Firth

35 quotes by Colin Firth

Colin Firth, British actor

Was born on 10 sep 1960.

Origin country: United Kingdom

Almost every comedy you see is about people making all wrong choices and making all the errors of judgement possible. Good comedy is when it works on this scale. Because it is psychologically very real.

Quote by Colin Firth about comedy, error, bad, real estate, good, good luck, people

As much as the next person, I want to be approved of, but...

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

Quote by Colin Firth about man, people

Bridget Jones is part of literary lore now and actually...

Bridget Jones is part of literary lore now and actually to be a part of it is enormously flattering.

Quote by Colin Firth about flattering, literary critic

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

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

I can imagine the ego inviting power, respect, all those...

I can imagine the ego inviting power, respect, all those sorts of things. I'm not hugely ambitious in those directions.

Quote by Colin Firth about respect, power, things

I do notice that when I've been away and I come back to...

I do notice that when I've been away and I come back to London. People look at you. People are ready to pick arguments.

Quote by Colin Firth about nation, people

I do think I'm a character actor.

I do think I'm a character actor.

Quote by Colin Firth about character, actors

I don't want to sound smug but I am reasonably satisfied...

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

I have a kind of neutrality, physically, which has helped...

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.

Quote by Colin Firth about face

I have a very long relationship with America. My mother grew up there and I felt to some extent that I partly belong there. I was schooled there briefly for about a year.

Quote by Colin Firth about mother

I haven't had to struggle very much. I haven't paid my...

I haven't had to struggle very much. I haven't paid my dues. I think I have been lucky.

Quote by Colin Firth about haven, fight

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 is absolutely no reason to do so. Certainly not, so that I can have a swimming pool and a palm tree.

Quote by Colin Firth about reason

I think it's quite extraordinary that people cast me as if I'm Warren Beatty: until I met my present wife, at the age of 35, you could name two girlfriends.

Quote by Colin Firth about wife, name, present, age, olderness, people

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 is constantly surprising. The worst thing about it? I think it can be smug and aggressive.

Quote by Colin Firth about air, things, people

I think the whole thing is about getting it wrong, and...

I think the whole thing is about getting it wrong, and misjudging everything and screwing up. Comedy essentially is about that.

Quote by Colin Firth about comedy, bad, things

I want to say, strenuously, that although I have never...

I want to say, strenuously, that although I have never considered the Darcy thing to be a problem, that is simply not going to happen.

Quote by Colin Firth about things

I was not quite as gracious as Mark Darcy about wearing...

I was not quite as gracious as Mark Darcy about wearing what my mother tried to make me wear. It tended to stop really, when I was quite young.

Quote by Colin Firth about mother

I would rather five people knew my work and thought it...

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

Quote by Colin Firth about work, thinking, good, good luck, people

I'd love to try my hand at something else.

I'd love to try my hand at something else.

Quote by Colin Firth about love

I'll do Bridget Jones 2 if it's a good script. I won't be...

I'll do Bridget Jones 2 if it's a good script. I won't be doing the Colin Firth bit though - they'll probably drop that.

Quote by Colin Firth about good, good luck

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