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> [Don't be too brave. Bravery is a fine thing on some occasions, but sometimes it can be quite a dangerous thing. The stiff upper lip is not always the best.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/don-t-be-too-brave-bravery-is-a-fine-thing-on-some-occasions-but/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

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## More by Jeremy Brett

> [I'm not looking and I don't go hunting. I'm the type who's got to be found.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/i-m-not-looking-and-i-don-t-go-hunting-i-m-the-type-who-s-got-to-be/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

> [The provocation with Holmes is the fact that he's described by Doyle as a man without a heart - all brain... and that's very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/the-provocation-with-holmes-is-the-fact-that-he-s-described-by-doyle/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

> [Holmes has become the dark side of the moon for me. He is moody and solitary and underneath I am really sociable and gregarious.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/holmes-has-become-the-dark-side-of-the-moon-for-me-he-is-moody-and/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

> [Trying to be Sherlock Holmes is like trying to catch an arrow in mid-flight.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/trying-to-be-sherlock-holmes-is-like-trying-to-catch-an-arrow-in-mid/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

> [To me, the Sherlock Holmes stories are about a great friendship. Without Watson, Holmes might well have burnt out on cocaine long ago. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/to-me-the-sherlock-holmes-stories-are-about-a-great-friendship/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

> [You must have a twinkle in your eye, a naughtiness - and the audience must realize your mind is working faster than your words.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/you-must-have-a-twinkle-in-your-eye-a-naughtiness-and-the-audience/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

> [One of the wonderful things about this glorious holiday trip I'm on is that I'm in public with people. It hasn't been inclined... I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/one-of-the-wonderful-things-about-this-glorious-holiday-trip-i-m-on/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

> [I mean, money people are usually quite brisk, but mine aren't, and they keep on giving me spaces so that I've been able to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/i-mean-money-people-are-usually-quite-brisk-but-mine-aren-t-and-they/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

> [I've done 33 Sherlock Holmes stories and bits of them are all right. But the definitive Sherlock Holmes is really in everyone's head. No…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/i-ve-done-33-sherlock-holmes-stories-and-bits-of-them-are-all-right/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

> [I meditate and do yoga. I sit cross-legged and try not to levitate too much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/i-meditate-and-do-yoga-i-sit-cross-legged-and-try-not-to-levitate-too/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

> [Don't be too brave. Bravery is a fine thing on some occasions, but sometimes it can be quite a dangerous thing. The stiff upper…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/don-t-be-too-brave-bravery-is-a-fine-thing-on-some-occasions-but/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

> [The most important thing when you're working with greatness is to learn from it, not challenge it.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/the-most-important-thing-when-you-re-working-with-greatness-is-to/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

> [Villains are very, very boring to do. They're so much easier than heroes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/villains-are-very-very-boring-to-do-they-re-so-much-easier-than-heroes/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

> [They are a great essay in male friendship, which has gone now. Men's friendship has been debased. One of the lovely things about Holmes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/they-are-a-great-essay-in-male-friendship-which-has-gone-now-men-s/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

> [I think the greatest star in American at the moment is Kevin Costner.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jeremy-brett/i-think-the-greatest-star-in-american-at-the-moment-is-kevin-costner/)

[Jeremy Brett](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jeremy-brett/)

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