Jeremy Brett
Jeremy Brett
Jeremy Brett, was an English actor, probably best known for playing fictional detective Sherlock Holmes in four Granada TV series from 1984 to 1994 in all 41 episodes. His career spanned from stage, to television and film, to Shakespeare and musical theatre. He is also remembered for playing the besotted Freddie Eynsford-Hill in the Warner Bros. 1964 production of My Fair Lady...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth3 November 1933
greatness challenges important
The most important thing when you're working with greatness is to learn from it, not challenge it.
long-ago important stories
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 series shows how important friendship is.
dark moon sides
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 dangerous
yoga trying too-much
I meditate and do yoga. I sit cross-legged and try not to levitate too much.
bravery lips sometimes
Don't be too brave. Bravery is a fine thing on some occasions, but sometimes it can be quite a dangerous thing. The stiff upper lip is not always the best.
arrows trying flight
Trying to be Sherlock Holmes is like trying to catch an arrow in mid-flight.
hero boring villain
Villains are very, very boring to do. They're so much easier than heroes.
heart men play
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.
mean play space
I mean, money people are usually quite brisk, but mine aren't, and they keep on giving me spaces so that I've been able to go on and do plays and films.
stars thinking kevin
I think the greatest star in American at the moment is Kevin Costner.