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> [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 Hamlet.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denholm-elliott/when-it-s-a-minor-or-supporting-role-you-learn-to-make-the-most-of/)

[Denholm Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denholm-elliott/)

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## More by Denholm Elliott

> [Surprise yourself every day with your own courage.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denholm-elliott/surprise-yourself-every-day-with-your-own-courage/)

[Denholm Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denholm-elliott/)

> [I like actors - such as Margaret Rutherford and Peter Lorre - who aren't afraid to over-act like real people. When I take a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denholm-elliott/i-like-actors-such-as-margaret-rutherford-and-peter-lorre-who-aren-t/)

[Denholm Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denholm-elliott/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denholm-elliott/when-it-s-a-minor-or-supporting-role-you-learn-to-make-the-most-of/)

[Denholm Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denholm-elliott/)

> [I always think instinct is more interesting than anything you can think up. I mistrust and am rather bored with actors who are of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denholm-elliott/i-always-think-instinct-is-more-interesting-than-anything-you-can/)

[Denholm Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denholm-elliott/)

> ['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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denholm-elliott/trading-places-did-more-for-my-career-than-anything-i-d-ever-done-it/)

[Denholm Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denholm-elliott/)

> [The English may love gardening and fishing, but they have never struck me as being close to nature. Their way of expression is 'the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denholm-elliott/the-english-may-love-gardening-and-fishing-but-they-have-never-struck/)

[Denholm Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denholm-elliott/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denholm-elliott/i-m-often-given-parts-that-aren-t-as-big-as-they-are-colorful-but/)

[Denholm Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denholm-elliott/)

> [The conventionality of the English is something I find unattractive - the whole lack of joy in the physical.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denholm-elliott/the-conventionality-of-the-english-is-something-i-find-unattractive/)

[Denholm Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denholm-elliott/)

> [I like films better than the theater because you have to spend so much energy projecting your voice from the stage in the sheer…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denholm-elliott/i-like-films-better-than-the-theater-because-you-have-to-spend-so/)

[Denholm Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denholm-elliott/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/denholm-elliott/i-think-you-can-be-terribly-overexposed-i-ve-been-always-very-careful/)

[Denholm Elliott](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/denholm-elliott/)

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