I think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person’s soul.
BEN WHISHAWI 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.
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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.
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I was quite a shy child – not chronically, but I tended to blend into the background.
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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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I’ve gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.
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I’d like to have a go at directing.
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My favorite Bond films are the really early ones, the first ones in fact, like ‘Dr. No’ and ‘From Russia with Love.’
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I always feel I am in the dark. You are never finished… it is not as if you can look back and think: ah… I know what I am talking about. You are only as good as your last job and are always struggling and striving and you never quite get to where you want to be.
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Your one certainty in life, your power as a human being, is that you have a choice in every situation about what you do next and about how you take what has happened to you.
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Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
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The thing I love about acting is that you can bring something very personal into the open and at the same time remain hidden because you’re always playing a character in a story that someone else has imagined. You’re always protected.
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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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I do get stopped on the street, although rarely. And they always have something lovely to say.
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The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.
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I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
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As an actor you have total rights to privacy and mystery, whatever your sexuality, whatever you do. I don’t see why that has to be something you discuss openly because you do something in the public eye. I have no understanding of why we turn actors into celebrities.
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