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
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.
I think as an actor you're lucky to have any film take on a life of its own long after it's left the theater.
The things that you know intellectually when you're young become internalized as you get older. You realize all those clichés.
I think that two-dimensional film will always be here to stay because it always has its place, but 3D does too.
The visceral experience of seeing a movie in three dimensions, coming at you in the theater, is obviously here to stay, because it is a unique experience. I think that kind of format is only appropriate for some genres, but I'm all for it.
I've been doing some writing, which I find very cathartic and fun.
Life will teach you, but you have to live long enough to get those lessons.
I do not envy the headache you will have when you awake. In the meantime, dream of large women.
I take away something from every role.
I feel like if a film is well-written, then the character's arc is complete. There really is very little room to expand on that afterwards.
I take away something from every role. I'm still learning and that's what life is about.
Im something of a history buff. Its deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces.
We are men of action. Lies do not become us.
I'll explain and I'll use small words so that you'll be sure to understand, you warthog faced buffoon.