I would have loved to have been a painter or a sculptor. I’m still fascinated by those things.
BEN WHISHAWI think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person’s soul.
More Ben Whishaw Quotes
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Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
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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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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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I think I have a degree of confidence, but I also have terrible insecurity, like anybody does.
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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 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 am a typical Libran. I tend to see two sides of everything.
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My intuition comes up with better stuff than my head, I think.
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I’ve been out to LA a couple of times but, over there, the Grenouille in me always comes to the surface. I feel completely terrified, totally flummoxed, like I don’t understand what the hell is going on. I’ve no desire at all to go back there.
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I find it weird that people want to know about you.
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I’m really hopeless with technology – I don’t even have a computer.
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The thing about acting is that it’s fairly random. At the end of the day you take what drifts past you or what’s given to you.
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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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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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For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity.
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