When I was at school, I was in choirs more than anything else, from a very young age, about 9 years old. And then I started taking drum lessons.
BEN BARNESWhen I was at school, I was in choirs more than anything else, from a very young age, about 9 years old. And then I started taking drum lessons.
BEN BARNESI had two family members involved in World War I: two great-uncles. One of them is on a memorial in France. And the other was a trench runner who survived the war. The average life span of a trench runner was 36 hours, but he survived the whole war.
BEN BARNESI only remember the end of my dreams, like waking up at a steering wheel, or falling.
BEN BARNESI’m not really an animal person.
BEN BARNESJeff Bridges is one of my favorite actors in the history of ever.
BEN BARNESI don’t really see the point in making a film unless you can think of a good reason to do it.
BEN BARNESI want to take advantage of any popularity I have.
BEN BARNESMy dad is a doctor, a professor of psychiatry, and my mum is a psychotherapist.
BEN BARNESHalf my fan mail comes from Japan.
BEN BARNESI have done lots of music projects in my life and some of them I am more proud of than others.
BEN BARNESI’m not that kind of Bob Dylan, tortured creative.
BEN BARNESWhen you’re doing a film, people are always telling you exactly what to do. Literally, your own decisions are taken away from you.
BEN BARNESMaybe Oliver Stone doesn’t lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time.
BEN BARNESI think if actors don’t think of themselves as funny in real life they think they can’t do comedy.
BEN BARNESWe live in a youth-obsessed, aesthetically obsessed culture. That is no more evident than in the film industry.
BEN BARNESMost actors are drawn towards historical tellings because it’s one of the most simple forms of storytelling.
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