I don’t think I am especially interested in celebrities, but I love talking about what is going on with people and why they do what they do.
BEN WHISHAWIn film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there’s so much that’s against you on a film set.
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My intuition comes up with better stuff than my head, I think.
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I used to collect knick-knacks, like wizards, trolls and little buddhas, and arrange them like precious things on a shelf.
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I wish that the arts were better supported, and you can’t say that enough times, but I also believe that whatever happens, artists will keep going.
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I think being very thin has had a lot to do with how I’ve been cast.
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Even today, England is a very repressed, repressive country, and there’s pressure to be kind of a certain way, so people do things that ultimately make them sad.
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I find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do.
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I do get stopped on the street, although rarely. And they always have something lovely to say.
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I don’t think anyone can walk through the world in a state of vulnerability all the time, can they?
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I’ve gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.
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I am a typical Libran. I tend to see two sides of everything.
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I don’t have any ambition to make lots of money or win an Oscar or anything like that. It’s not about that for me.
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The most amazing thing is when you find yourself watching someone in the café or something doing something weird. It’s amazing what people do, isn’t it, when you just look at them, when you take the time to look.
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When I finished my A-levels, I assumed I’d be able to get work as an actor. But I couldn’t. I didn’t get an audition. Nothing. So I thought I’d better train and then the parts would come.
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I find it weird that people want to know about you.
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One of the things I find very difficult about theatre is the repetition – that something can slide away from your original intentions.
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