Quotes from Basil Rathbone

Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart.

on how he was awarded his Military Cross] All I did, old man, was disguise myself as a tree--that's correct, a tree--and cross no man's land to gather a bit of information from the German lines. I have not since been called upon to play a tree.

Never regret anything you have done with a sincere affection; nothing is lost that is born of the heart.

Sometimes I just crave to play in Shakespeare again and I know and love playing Orlando so much.

Could you let me have the 3 weeks due to me now and if I work again before August I must of course repay you at the rate of exchange you let me have it at now if you kindly will.

As one grows older one becomes more critical of oneself and less of other people.