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
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.
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.
If you get into the area of judging the character you're playing you're getting into a sticky area.
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.
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 like to have a good experience. That's all you have.
When I work, I live in a fantasy world. It's great. I get to play different characters who inspire me.
I used to sit in school and dream about getting into films.
There's a shortage of perfects breasts in this world. It would be a pity to damage yours.
Any actor should be grateful if he's remembered for one movie in their lifetime.
The things that you know intellectually when you're young become internalized as you get older. You realize all those clichés.
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'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.