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I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy… It’s a tightrope to stay true to the character, true to the irony, and allow the irony to happen.

Ben Kingsley

You don’t go to a town to present the play and have applause at the end of it, but that’s benign conquest. It’s a glorious way of exploring other landscapes and other cultures in a very life-affirming way.
BEN KINGSLEY

Culture Landscape Other Play
There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating and wonderful place to be, when things are running well.
BEN KINGSLEY

Film Running Wonderful
Equal partners aren’t always what we envision as being manifestly equal. Equality can come in many different shapes and sizes and combinations.
BEN KINGSLEY

Different Shapes Size
The biggest surprise in a man’s life is old age.
BEN KINGSLEY

Age Aging Men
I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that I am creative.
BEN KINGSLEY

Creative Creativity Trying
That hunger of the flesh, that longing for ease, that terror of incarceration, that insistence on tribal honour being obeyed: all of that exists, and it exists everywhere.
BEN KINGSLEY

Ease Flesh Longing
We are adjusters. We empathize, we change rhythm and above all we listen to our fellow actors-if they’re good actors.
BEN KINGSLEY

Actor Change Rhythm
It is better for me to serve a charity as an actor or a voice, rather than at a luncheon being just a celebrity.
BEN KINGSLEY

Actors Charity Voice
I don’t honestly think people know what acting is.
BEN KINGSLEY

Acting People Thinking
With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It’s a good exercise to do.
BEN KINGSLEY

Accurate Exercise Voice
The many many imponderables come together when a film opens and for all sorts of reasons it may or may not succeed.
BEN KINGSLEY

May Pregnancy Together
Sometimes it’s right to do the wrong things and right now is one of those times.
BEN KINGSLEY

Reality Sometimes Truth
But filming is good for you, because the crew isn’t allowed to laugh. You can’t get addicted to getting the laugh.
BEN KINGSLEY

Allow Crew Filming Good Laughing
If your best friend has stolen your girlfriend, it does become life and death.
BEN KINGSLEY

Death Friendship Girlfriend Life
You need particular note or rhythm in the symphony to be that minor key, or that sharp key or major chord. In musical terms, I try to hit the right note. But not alter the score of the music, just emphasize the note correctly.
BEN KINGSLEY

Musical Term Trying
John Lennon and Ringo Starr liked my songs. I used to write songs and they heard me sing songs on stage in London.
BEN KINGSLEY

Country Song Stars Writing

I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy… It’s a tightrope to stay true to the character, true to the irony, and allow the irony to happen.

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I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy… It’s a tightrope to stay true to the character, true to the irony, and allow the irony to happen.

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