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 the ser…

- 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.

- 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 actor can f…

- Jeremy Brett

I meditate and do yoga. I sit cross-legged and try not to levitate too much.

- Jeremy Brett

Trying to be Sherlock Holmes is like trying to catch an arrow in mid-flight.

- Jeremy Brett

Villains are very, very boring to do. They're so much easier than heroes.

- 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 and Watson is…

- 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. It has all got too d…

- Jeremy Brett

The most important thing when you're working with greatness is to learn from it, not challenge it.

- Jeremy Brett