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 WHISHAWI find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do.
More Ben Whishaw Quotes
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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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Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
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I was quite a shy child – not chronically, but I tended to blend into the background.
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I’m really hopeless with technology – I don’t even have a computer.
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I find it weird that people want to know about you.
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Dustin Hoffman also never does the same thing twice which is totally stimulating because you’re always getting something new from him. You never really know what he’s going to do next, so you have to be on your toes.
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I love the characters I’ve had the opportunity to play.
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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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When you have a character to work with, you carry them around in a strange way – they make you look at the world in a different way.
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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’ve gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.
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I think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person’s soul.
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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 am a typical Libran. I tend to see two sides of everything.
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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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