London quotes

“I live in London, a gorgeous, vibrant, historic city that I happen to love living in. You live in New York, which is highly overrated... but since the Atlantic Ocean is a bit wide to cross every day, swimming, boating or flying, I suggest we flip for it... and if those terms are unacceptable, leaving London will be a pleasure, as long as you're...” (continue)(continue reading)

Christopher Egan - Charlie

“- Lisa Leeson: You're a big hero back in London, they think the sun shines out your arse.
- Nick Leeson: Really? I was beginning to feel like one of those Japanese soldiers, you know, still stuck out in the jungle 20 years after the war.”
Anna Friel - Lisa Leeson
Ewan McGregor - Nick Leeson

“- Anna: In 1857, it's estimated there were 80,000 prostitutes in the county of London.
- Mike: Yeah?
- Anna: Out of every 60 houses, one was a brothel.
- Mike: Hoo, hoo, hoo.
- Anna: At a time when the male population of London of all ages was one and a quarter million, the prostitutes were receiving clients at a rate of two million per week.
-...” (continue)(continue reading)

Meryl Streep - Anna
Jeremy Irons - Mike

“- Wayne Campbell: Here we are, at Piccadilly Circus!
- Garth Algar: Wow, what a shitty circus.
- Wayne Campbell: Good call. There's no animals or clowns! What a ripoff!”

Mike Myers - Wayne Campbell
Dana Carvey - Garth Algar

“- Amy Robbins: I like that suit. Is that what they're wearing in London?
- H.G. Wells: It was when I left.”
Mary Steenburgen - Amy Robbins
Malcom McDowell - H.G. Wells

“I like London. You know I did my research before I came. I came because I found out it was my kind of town. I mean the cops don't carry guns. Now the cops still try and chase the bad guys; but they don't find it necessary to kill him when they catch him. I call that civilized. That's one of the reasons I left New York to come here.”
Ed Lauter - Smoke

“There's your typical Londoner, imbued with Christian sympathy for his fellow man, or fellow whore in this case.”
Robbie Coltrane - Sergeant Peter Godley

“- Beauregard: Takes awhile to get to know the town.
- Fozzie Bear: How long have you lived in London?
- Beauregard: All my life.
- Kermit the Frog: How come you don't have an English accent?
- Beauregard: Hey, I'm lucky to have a driver's license!”
Dave Goelz - Beauregard
Frank Oz - Fozzie Bear
Jim Henson - Kermit the Frog

“Back where I come from, any experience with something with only two feet, uhm, was considered a plus... but down here in London... it's all about something else. Getting a girl can be like... waging a full-scale campaign.”
Dexter Fletcher - Charles Highway

“- George: I'm white. So what? All men are equal, and all women. The world is a changing place.
- Horace: I won't have an English servant in my house. Bad for the morale. It may cause the whole empire to crumble.
- George: I have my rights.
- Horace: Rights? This is not some namby-pamby suburb of London, this is the Raj!”
Sean Pertwee - George
Peter Alexander Ustinov - Horace

“- Palendri: I love London, it's so wonderfully dirty. And The Beatles, I adore The Beatles. You know The Beatles?
- Reggie Kray: No.
- Ronald Kray: I believe they know us.”
Angus MacInnes - Palendri
Martin Kemp - Reggie Kray
Gary Kemp - Ronald Kray

“Look, if I was a butterfly and I lived here, and somebody tried to take me to London, I'd break their face.”
Brent Huff - Willard