Culture: Watching the Detective ; Rupert Everett Tells Alison Jones He Was Born to Play Sherlock Holmes
Birmingham Post › December 23, 2004
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'Actors always have certain characters they think they should play. Most people think it is Hamlet I think it is Sherlock Holmes,' admits Rupert Everett, who gets his wish on Boxing Day when he plays the legendary 'tec in The Case of the Silk Stocking He certainly looks the part. Long, lean and elegant with a kind of sardonic detachment which perfectly suits a man who is an observer rather than a participant of life.
Rupert, who cultivates a certain louche persona, promises to bring some interesting touches to the role.See the full content of this document
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Culture: Watching the Detective ; Rupert Everett Tells Alison Jones He Was Born to Play Sherlock Holmes
'Ours is going to be really fun. Mine is going to be a methadone version rather than method,' he laughs in an obvious nod to Holmes's cocaine use that is generally only hinted at in some interpretations.
'Mine will be more of a homage to Nicol Williamson (a drug addicted, psychologically unsound Sherlock H...See the full content of this document
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