A Touch of the Sindens ' Ellen Terry for me, made the best remark about acting. She said: " To act you must make the thing written your own. You must steal the words, steal the thoughts and convey the stolen treasure to others with greatart."'
Donald Sinden. who has just published the first part of his memoirs, talks to Michael Billington about his early career in the theatre, his film roles In The Cruet Sea, Doctor in the House, and his approach to acting Shakespeare.
Producer ROSEMARY HART