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 play, or even indicate.
Villains are very, very boring to do. They're so much easier than heroes. - Jeremy Brett
Villains are very, very boring to do. They're so much easier than heroes.
- 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 hope the ser… - 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 hope the ser…
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
You must have a twinkle in your eye, a naughtiness - and the audience must realize your mind is working faster than your words.
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
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…
I meditate and do yoga. I sit cross-legged and try not to levitate too much. - Jeremy Brett
I meditate and do yoga. I sit cross-legged and try not to levitate too much.
Trying to be Sherlock Holmes is like trying to catch an arrow in mid-flight. - Jeremy Brett
Trying to be Sherlock Holmes is like trying to catch an arrow in mid-flight.
The most important thing when you're working with greatness is to learn from it, not challenge it. - Jeremy Brett
The most important thing when you're working with greatness is to learn from it, not challenge it.
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'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…
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
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…
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