Knighthood Quotes

I found the offer of a knighthood something that I couldn't possibly accept. I found it to be somehow squalid, a knighthood. There's a relationship to government about knights. - Harold Pinter

I feel like I've been engaged to the British Empire since 1980 and tonight you have given me the ring [knighthood]. - Steven Spielberg

Every person who is offered a knighthood has the opportunity to say yes or no. You get a letter from the Prime Minister saying you've been recommended for a knighthood and there are two little boxes, one says yes, one says no. - Derek Jacobi