Alastair Sim

Birthday: 9 October 1900, Edinburgh, Scotland, UK

Birth Name: Alastair George Bell Sim

Height: 183 cm

The son of Alexander Sim JP and Isabella McIntyre, Alastair Sim was educated in Edinburgh. Always interested in language (especially the spoken word) he became the Fulton Lecturer in Elocution at New College, Edinburgh University from 1925 until 1930. He was invited back and became the Rector of Edinburgh University (1948 - 1951). His first stage appearance was as Messenger in Othello at the Savoy Theatre, London. He went on to create some of the most memorable (usually comedic) roles in British films from 1936 until his death in 1976. Show less «

It was revealed to me many years ago with conclusive certainty that I was a fool and that I had alwa...Show more »

It was revealed to me many years ago with conclusive certainty that I was a fool and that I had always been a fool. Since then I have been as happy as any man has a right to be. Show less «

At first I was not sure if I liked films. The sequences are so disconnected and mechanical I thought...Show more »

At first I was not sure if I liked films. The sequences are so disconnected and mechanical I thought I should have difficulty "getting into the skin" of the characters. But I soon found that the care, precision and concentrated energy that attends the photographing of each scene conspires to pitch one into the right frame of mind. Show less «

As I passed imperceptibly from a beautiful child to a strong handsome lad, I wanted more than anythi...Show more »

As I passed imperceptibly from a beautiful child to a strong handsome lad, I wanted more than anything else in the world to be of all things, a hypnotist. I practised on gentle dogs... Show less «

I stand or fall in my profession by the public's judgement of my performances. No amount of publicit...Show more »

I stand or fall in my profession by the public's judgement of my performances. No amount of publicity can dampen a good one or gloss over a bad one. Show less «

Alastair Sim

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