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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 nature is something they don't dwell upon.

~Denholm Elliott

Topics: Being Close Done Dwell English Expression Fishing Gardening Good Good Taste Love May Me Nature Never Savagery Something Sort Struck Taste Thing Very Way

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I like actors - such as Margaret Rutherford and Peter Lorre - who aren't afraid to over-act like real people. When I take a job, I can always come up with ten different ways of doing the part. But I'll always choose the flashiest one. You've got to dress the window a bit.

~Denholm Elliott

Topics: Actor Afraid Always Bit Choose Come Different Different Ways Doing Dress Got Job Like Margaret Part People Peter Real Real People Take Ten Up Ways Who Window You I Can

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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 learn to make the most of what you're given. I can make two lines seem like 'Hamlet'.

~Denholm Elliott

Topics: Big Colorful Given Hamlet Learn Like Lines Make Minor Most Often Parts People Remember Role Seem Supporting Them Two You I Can

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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 television eye, and people are glad to see you back again.

~Denholm Elliott

Topics: Again Always Back Been Career Careful Eye Glad Out People See Takes Television Terribly Theatre Think Very You I Think

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I always think instinct is more interesting than anything you can think up. I mistrust and am rather bored with actors who are of the Stanislavski school who think about detail.

~Denholm Elliott

Topics: About Actor Always Am Anything Bored Detail Instinct Interesting Mistrust More Rather School Than Think Up Who You

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The conventionality of the English is something I find unattractive - the whole lack of joy in the physical.

~Denholm Elliott

Topics: English Find Joy Lack Physical Something Unattractive Whole

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'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 joy to do.

~Denholm Elliott

Topics: Also Anything Career Did Done Ever Great Hit Joy Just More Places Than Trading

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I like films better than the theater because you have to spend so much energy projecting your voice from the stage in the sheer effort to be heard.

~Denholm Elliott

Topics: Because Better Effort Energy Films Heard Like Much Projecting Sheer So Much Energy Spend Stage Than Theater Voice You Your

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: May 31st, 1922

Died: October 6th, 1992

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