12 Quotes by Denholm Elliott

The English may love gardening and fishing, but they have never struck me as being close to nature. Their way of expression is 'the hollyhocks are awfully good' sort of thing, all done in very good taste. The savagery of nature is something they don't dwell upon.

When it’s a minor or supporting role, you learn to make the most of what you’re given. I can make two lines seem like Hamlet.

The conventionality of the English is something I find unattractive – the whole lack of joy in the physical.