Donald Sinden
Donald Sinden
Sir Donald Alfred Sinden, CBE FRSA was an English actor in theatre, film, television and radio as well as an author...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth9 October 1923
farce music musical
I've been very fortunate. I've been in theater, films, television, radio, tragedy, comedy, farce - I've been in a musical and in music halls, in pantomime. I was once ringmaster in a circus.
avoid
Being a non-swimmer, I've never been excited by the sea so avoid it on holidays.
sweet brother pudding
I have a disgracefully sweet tooth. My younger brother and I, all we care about are puddings. You can keep your smoked salmon and caviar.
artist feet village
I grew up in Ditchling. It was an idyllic village at the foot of the South Downs. In those days, the village was full of artists and sculptors.
jobs men boys
James Agate, a great critic of the day, advised me that the way to learn your job properly was to learn Shakespeare, so I went to Stratford. It really sorts out the men from the boys.
acting actors london
An actor who knows his business ought to be able to make the London telephone directory sound enthralling.
believer carry great henry sarah touching whatever
Whatever part I'm playing, I always carry with me something that's been used by an illustrious predecessor. I'm a great believer in a touching of hands. I have daggers belonging to Henry Irving and Sarah Siddons.
call english interview lord national opera saying
I remember once saying in a television interview that the only things I hadn't been in were the opera and the ballet. Two days later, I got a call from Lord Harewood, of the English National Opera, saying "Would you like to be in 'Ariadne auf Naxos?'"
good particular
I need to know who the audience are in any particular play. It's no good forgetting that they're there.
livable living rehearsing
I'm really not livable with when I'm rehearsing because I'm living the character.
across life people quite subjected
You come across quite ordinary, nondescript people in daily life, and I don't see why you should be subjected to them on the stage, too.