David has asked me, a number of people have asked me and said, What performance do you like best or what’s the best film you’ve made and so on and I don’t really have any hesitation that the film I’m least embarrassed by and ashamed of or uneasy about is Shadowlands. Richard Attenborough Read Quote
I very, very, very rarely lose my temper. I do get cross sometimes when encountering something that I feel is improper, that I feel is lacking in justice and equity, and this all sounds very pompous and over the top – but these are the things that really upset me: intolerance, prejudice etc. I suppose in more mundane matters, I’m impatient. Richard Attenborough Read Quote
If someone says they’re going to ring me at 10 o’clock and it’s 10 past and they haven’t rung, I’m irritated. Richard Attenborough Read Quote
I’m not an intellectual in any sense, I have constraints of erudition. I’m not able to deal with things outside my ken, and that makes me irritable. I’m irritable about the fact that I never went to university. Richard Attenborough Read Quote
I think there were times when, if circumstances had developed, I might have been tempted into politics. I am a fan of Tony Blair. I think Gordon Brown is a fine man, but I think he’s headed for one hell of a bloody struggle. Richard Attenborough Read Quote
When me and Sheila got married, all we had was an oval table, four chairs, a bed, and a painting by Matthew Smith. Richard Attenborough Read Quote
I don’t really like the Oscars; it’s a commercial promotional event. It helps immeasurably to sell films, but it’s hardly the Nobel prize. Richard Attenborough Read Quote
I know I’m regarded as an establishment figure, but I was crucified by the establishment for ‘Oh! What a Lovely War’, ‘Gandhi’ and ‘Cry Freedom.’ Richard Attenborough Read Quote
The family is the focal point of our existence. And up until Jane and Lucy’s death, there were always 16 of us together for Christmas. Richard Attenborough Read Quote
