Cary Elwes
Cary Elwes
Ivan Simon Cary Elwes, known professionallly as Cary Elwes, is an English actor, screenwriter and author known for his roles in The Princess Bride; Glory; Robin Hood: Men in Tights; Days of Thunder; Bram Stoker's Dracula; Hot Shots!; Twister; The Jungle Book; Liar, Liar; and as Dr. Lawrence Gordon in Saw. He has also had recurring roles in television series such as The X-Files and Psych. He currently stars in the Crackle series, The Art of More...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth26 October 1962
CityLondon, England
I'm something of a history buff. It's deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces.
There's a shortage of perfects breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours.
It's deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces.
I'm still learning, and that's what life is about.
I used to sit in school and dream about getting into films.
When I work, I live in a fantasy world. It's great. I get to play different characters who inspire me.
Any actor should be grateful if he's remembered for one movie in their lifetime.
I like to have a good experience. That's all you have.
I consider myself a student, both in my work and my life, and I'm constantly learning and I'm constantly grateful for that.
I think that's all you can hope for as an actor when you read a script; that after the first thirty pages it has some meaning to it.
If you get into the area of judging the character you're playing you're getting into a sticky area.
The experience you have making the movie is all you have; when the movie's finished, that's for other people. But while you're doing it, that's your time on the planet, so you want it to be good.
No one is black and white or good or bad or happy or sad or what have you. [All have] particular idiosyncrasies that make them fascinating and that's how I tend to approach a character.
There's a myth about actors saying, 'Oh no, that's not me on screen at all. I'm just acting.' OK, if I were to say to you that's not me, that's fine. And I would tell you that I don't behave like a villain everyday, and that's true, I don't. But to say there's absolutely none of me in there is ridiculous.