The English may love gardening and fishing, but they have never struck me as being close to nature. Their way of expression is 'the hollyhocks are awfully good' sort of thing, all done in very good taste. The savagery of… — Denholm Elliott Copy Share Image
I like actors - such as Margaret Rutherford and Peter Lorre - who aren't afraid to over-act like real people. When I take a… — Denholm Elliott Copy Share Image
When it's a minor or supporting role, you learn to make the most of what you're given. I can make two lines seem like… — Denholm Elliott Copy Share Image
I always think instinct is more interesting than anything you can think up. I mistrust and am rather bored with actors who are of… — Denholm Elliott Copy Share Image
'Trading Places' did more for my career than anything I'd ever done. It was a zonking great hit, and it was also just a… — Denholm Elliott Copy Share Image
The English may love gardening and fishing, but they have never struck me as being close to nature. Their way of expression is 'the… — Denholm Elliott Copy Share Image
I'm often given parts that aren't as big as they are colorful, but people remember them. When it's a minor or supporting role, you… — Denholm Elliott Copy Share Image
The conventionality of the English is something I find unattractive - the whole lack of joy in the physical. — Denholm Elliott Copy Share Image
I like films better than the theater because you have to spend so much energy projecting your voice from the stage in the sheer… — Denholm Elliott Copy Share Image
I think you can be terribly overexposed. I've been always very careful in my career to do theatre; it takes you out of the… — Denholm Elliott Copy Share Image
