Colin Firth Quotes

• "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."
• "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."
• "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 exist. But it's a far more philistine country than people think."
• "On his fight scene with Hugh Grant in Bridget Jones: It was a delicious experience."
• "Colin is the sort of name you give your goldfish for a joke."
• "All we can do is hope and pray - on suggestions Hugh Grant will retire soon"