English Quotes

The conventionality of the English is something I find unattractive - the whole lack of joy in the physical.

Denholm Elliott
- Joy
- English
English plays, Atrocious in content, Absurd in form, Objectionable in action, Execrable English Theatre.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- English
- Theatre
- Absurd

You see how Spanish, Italians, Portuguese play football. I don't say they are perfect, I say English football has a few things to learn from them in the same way they have a lot of things to learn from English football.

Jose Mourinho
- Perfect
- Football
- Spanish
There is no one more deserving of a place in Poets' Corner. Ted Hughes introduced a new kind of landscape into English poetry. The most compelling aspect of his work was his intimacy with nature.

Derek Walcott
- Work
- Nature
- Poetry
English country towns are often seen as a cultural wasteland, but the more cut off you are, the more the need to create things, to make your own culture.

Mary Beard
- Country
- Culture
- English
I get better coverage on my Spanish stations than I do on my English stations.

Gene Green
- English
- Spanish
When I was 14, I came to school in London. I remember it was very cold, but also having to adjust and become fluent in English.

Alek Wek
- School
- Remember
- Cold
Everybody gets a little dose of Shakespeare. He's the greatest playwright in the English language, but his politics are fairly square.

Alex Cox
- English