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Bloke Quotes

Just an ordinary bloke.

This page gathers bloke quotes with a distinctly British, self-deprecating tone, including flattery from an admiring bloke and pushback against assumptions about a bigger bloke's fitness.

So I was getting into my car, and this bloke says to me 'Can you give me a lift?' I said 'Sure, you look great, the world's your oyster, go for it.'

Quotes by Tim Vine

Some bloke came up to me in Tesco a couple of years ago at 11:30 pm and said: 'Excuse me, would you mind telling my son here that you're Uncle Vernon?' I said: 'Get a grip. It's 11:30 at night...

Quotes by Richard Griffiths

When I made a breakthrough as an actor, people started to say, 'Who's that bloke with the funny name?' They advised me to change it, saying it would never be put up in lights outside theaters because they couldn't afford...

Quotes by Pete Postlethwaite

This bloke in Rome once took his camera off and cracked me round the head with it, and I'm bleeding. He was a bit bigger than me, the Italian photographer, but I thought, 'I can't back down now,' so I...

Quotes by Pete Doherty

Abandonment Quotes

People presume just because you're a bigger bloke that you wouldn't be physically fit or up for the fight, but that couldn't be further from the truth.

Quotes by Nick Frost

To act for a living is a gift, and understanding you're a lucky bloke keeps your feet on the ground.

Quotes by Michael Socha

A bloke once yelled out: 'You've got chubby knees.' I was 19. I've had a real complex about my knees ever since.

Quotes by Mel Giedroyc

I'm going to get hated for saying this, but honestly, fantasy is easy to write because you can do anything. It's like when Raymond Chandler brings in a bloke with a gun when he's stuck - in fantasy, up pops...

Quotes by Mal Peet

The wife's run off with the bloke next door. I do miss him.

Quotes by Les Dawson

About Quotes

There was an obvious display of blatant sexism when I couldn't get signed. They didn't say I was ugly. They didn't say that they didn't like the music. They said I was too old! At 26! So Badly Drawn Boy,...

Quotes by KT Tunstall

It's dead flattering, isn't it? I have got a big gay following. I actually find it more flattering when a bloke comes on to you than a woman. I've even found myself flirting back sometimes!

Quotes by Kelvin Fletcher

The biggest battles in human history can only ever be seen through the eyes of the bloke on the front line, and that's by definition a very focused view and one that will vary from individual to individual.

Quotes by Karen Traviss

I remember going for a drink of water, and one old bloke shouts, 'Hey you, young lad! Your grandad is under that grass!' I just turned around to him, gave him the thumbs up and said: 'Nae problem!'

Quotes by Jordan Pickford

Baldness is visually enough of a stigma as it is without a big sweaty bloke on stage pointing it out.

Quotes by Johnny Vegas

Always Quotes

I used to think anyone with abandonment issues was a waste of space. But you do need to get help. Blokes don't talk about those things. It's a taboo in the bloke world.

Quotes by Jimmy Barnes

'Anna Karenina' is just a story about a woman falling in love with a bloke who is not her husband. It's gossip, rubbish - on the other hand, it's the deepest story there could be about social transgression, about love,...

Quotes by Hanif Kureishi

By the time I was 25 or 26, I would have earned a million, but if you looked in the bank account, it's not there because I've spent it. That's what it's there for. I don't want to be the...

Quotes by Eric Bristow

Some bloke said to me in a restaurant whilst I was eating my dinner, 'No, stop. Starvation suits you.'

Quotes by Emily Atack

At yoga you get some sense of spiritual space so that people don't intrude. You can go there and close your eyes and no one will talk to you. People are too worried about not fainting to bother with some...

Quotes by Bill Bailey

Eyes Quotes

I go through money like a bloke with three arms.

Quotes by Anton du Beke

Frequently Asked Questions

What are bloke quotes about?
This collection uses the British term bloke to describe ordinary men, covering flirtation, mistaken assumptions about fitness, and a narrow, personal view of history.
Why do people search for bloke quotes?
People search for bloke quotes for a casual, distinctly British way to describe an everyday guy, often with a self-deprecating or humorous tone.
What does the quote about a bigger bloke's fitness mean?
It pushes back against the assumption that a bigger bloke can't be physically fit or ready for a fight, challenging a common but inaccurate stereotype.
Is there a flirtatious quote in this collection?
Yes, one entry admits finding it more flattering when a bloke flirts back than a woman, describing a big gay following with some humor and self-awareness.
Does this collection connect one bloke's view to history?
One quote argues that the biggest battles in history can only be seen through the narrow, focused view of the bloke on the front line, making a point about limited individual perspective. See the Eyes quotes for related reflection.

One line even frames history itself through the narrow, focused view of the bloke standing on the front line. For related themes, see the Eyes quotes and About quotes.