Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness

Who is more foolish? The fool or the fool that follows it?

Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness

An actor is totally vulnerable. His total personality is exposed to critical judgment - his intellect, his bearing, his diction, his whole appearance. In short, his ego.

Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness

A superb tenor voice, like a silver trumpet muffled in silk.

Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness

I don't know what else I could do but pretend to be an actor.

Alec Guinness
Alec Guinness

Essentially, I'm a small-part actor who's been lucky enough to play leading roles for most of his life.