[To a group of reporters upon winning his Oscar, 1958]: No doorstop shenanigans for me, boys. I have a nice mantel where I`m going to display it.
[during filming of Star Wars (1977)]: Apart from the money, I regret having embarked on the film. I like them well enough, but it`s not an acting job, the dialogue - which is lamentable - keeps being changed and only slightly improved, and I find myself o...
Personally, I have only one great regret - that I never *dared* enough. If at all.
I don`t know what else I could do but pretend to be an actor.
I am always ashamed of the slowness of my reading. I think it stems from the fact that when I come across dialogue in a novel, I can`t resist treating it as the text of a play and acting it out, with significant pauses and all.
| Name | Alec Guinness |
| Height | 5' 10" (178 cm) |
| Eye Color | Blue |
| Hair Color | Grey |
| Date of Birth | April 2, 1914 |
| Birthplace | Marylebone, London, England |
| Star Sign | Aries |
| Died | August 5, 2000 (Aged 86) |
| Location of Death | Midhurst, Sussex, England, UK |
| Cause of Death | liver cancer |
| Nationality | United Kingdom |
| Occupation | Actor |
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