There have not been any troughs as regards my work. There’s never been a trough of my assurance.
BEN KINGSLEYYou need particular note or rhythm in the symphony to be that minor key, or that sharp key or major chord. In musical terms, I try to hit the right note. But not alter the score of the music, just emphasize the note correctly.
More Ben Kingsley Quotes
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The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure my character is the man who would say that.
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Movie magic is movie magic and acting magic is acting magic.
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Equal partners aren’t always what we envision as being manifestly equal. Equality can come in many different shapes and sizes and combinations.
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There was one titanic guiding light on the film set, and I was in the presence of a true Mahatma, in the deepest and most profound sense of the word.
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They’re a very strange lot actors, very strange people.
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I do remember, as a child, that I always imagined, when I was maybe 6 or 7, my fantasy was that everywhere I went I was being followed by an invisible film crew.
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John Lennon and Ringo Starr liked my songs. I used to write songs and they heard me sing songs on stage in London.
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I’m so dependent on reacting to the other actors on the set, and to the director. I’m very responsive. I react. And I treasure the energy that reaction gives.
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I think the cinema you like has more to do with silence, and the theater you like has more to do with language.
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I do believe female directors, as well as our female writer, can bring out male vulnerability that some men can’t because they can’t face it.
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One of the greatest things drama can do, at it’s best, is to redefine the words we use every day such as love, home, family, loyalty and envy. Tragedy need not be a downer.
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The hierarchy of class in London was rigid. It was like a religion. It still is to a certain extent.
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Hamlet is an astonishing intelligence.
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With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It’s a good exercise to do.
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I think that various styles and methods and approaches are an invention of people who don’t understand the process of acting and who try very hard to label things.
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