Jeremy Brett Quotes

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• 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 go…
• 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…
• 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 actor…
• The most important thing when you're working with greatness is to learn from it, not challenge it.
• I meditate and do yoga. I sit cross-legged and try not to levitate too much.
• 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 and…
• I think the greatest star in American at the moment is Kevin Costner.
• Trying to be Sherlock Holmes is like trying to catch an arrow in mid-flight.
• Villains are very, very boring to do. They're so much easier than heroes.
• 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 difficult…
• To me, the Sherlock Holmes stories are about a great friendship. Without Watson, Holmes might well have burnt out on cocaine long ago. I hope…
• You must have a twinkle in your eye, a naughtiness - and the audience must realize your mind is working faster than your words.
• 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 don't…

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