My real father was a portrait painter. I went to a lot of auctions as a kid and galleries. Cary Elwes More Quotes by Cary Elwes More Quotes From Cary Elwes I used to sit in school and dream about getting into films. Cary Elwes film dream school I take away something from every role. I'm still learning and that's what life is about. Cary Elwes roles stills life-is Life will teach you, but you have to live long enough to get those lessons. Cary Elwes lessons enough long New York has the best tap water. Cary Elwes tap-water new-york water I do not envy the headache you will have when you awake. In the meantime, dream of large women. Cary Elwes headache envy dream I consider myself a student, both in my work and my life, and I'm constantly learning and I'm constantly grateful for that. Cary Elwes constantly-learning grateful students Im something of a history buff. Its deliberate that a lot of my films have been period pieces. Cary Elwes pieces film periods I like to have a good experience. That's all you have. Cary Elwes good-experiences 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. Cary Elwes everyday actors acting I was blessed enough to meet Pope John Paul when I was about 19 or 20 years old in the Vatican; I had that privilege, .. My mother took me to visit him and I remember distinctly his incredible charisma and personal charm and his warmth and compassion. You felt it immediately the minute you met him, and that spirit I came away with, having met the man, is something that I've been constantly working on to infuse the character with, so that we can have his spirit and his love and his compassion, because that's really the essence of the man. Cary Elwes blessed mother character Any actor should be grateful if he's remembered for one movie in their lifetime. Cary Elwes grateful actors lifetime 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. Cary Elwes planets want people 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. Cary Elwes three unique thinking 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. Cary Elwes lucky long thinking I think that two-dimensional film will always be here to stay because it always has its place, but 3D does too. Cary Elwes doe two thinking The things that you know intellectually when you're young become internalized as you get older. You realize all those clichés. Cary Elwes realizing young knows We are men of action. Lies do not become us. Cary Elwes deceit men lying 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. Cary Elwes black-and-white approach character If you get into the area of judging the character you're playing you're getting into a sticky area. Cary Elwes sticky judging character My stepfather was a producer. I'd always wanted to be in show business. And so when he came into my life and he told my brothers and myself, he said, look, if you want to be in this business, you're all going to have to start at the bottom. Cary Elwes brother want looks
