“Something like Shakespeare in Love, which became such an established hit that it now seems like a foregone conclusion... but it really wasn't. The script was around for a very, very long time and had people chickening out all the time.” PeopleLongSeemsLong TimeScriptsConclusion Author:Colin Firth
“It's a funny thing - the reality is I have no feelings about school. It's long gone. Funnily enough, the bad memories - of which I don't have any left to be honest, I can just remember a sense of tedium - have faded. And teachers that I liked have remained quite vivid. There are three or four left.” LongI CanEnoughFeelingsRealitySchoolRememberThreeLeftMemoriesGoneTeacherFourHonestBeing HonestVividFunny ThingsFadedTediumBad Memories Author:Colin Firth
“I have a great deal of respect for the craft, I don't know how much respect it has for me. But it's a precision process. Doing it on stage would be, I think, terrifying. Doing it on film has its own difficulties, because film is not conducive to spontaneity. You might have a run through and get a few chuckles at eight o'clock in the morning, but you don't keep laughing at the same thing all day long.” ThinkingKnowsLongMightWould BeRunningFilmProcessDealsMorningLaughingKnow HowStageDifficultyEightCraftsClockSpontaneityPrecisionChuckles Author:Colin Firth
“If I were to write a book about the progress of getting to a third film, it would be a long one.” IfsWritingLongBookWould BeFilmProgressThirds Author:Colin Firth
“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.” YearsLongAmericaMotherFeltGrewGrew UpSchooledLong Relationship Author:Colin Firth
