Hopefully, as I get older in the business, I make my choices more accurately, and I perhaps know from either the script or the first meeting that it isn’t going to work.
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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I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy… It’s a tightrope to stay true to the character, true to the irony, and allow the irony to happen.
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But filming is good for you, because the crew isn’t allowed to laugh. You can’t get addicted to getting the laugh.
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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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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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As an actor there’s no autonomy, unless you’re prepared to risk the possibility of starving.
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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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I would like to make it known, on this program, loud and clear, that I would absolutely embrace with all five of my arms being a Bond villain.
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It’s Sir Ben. I’ve not been a Mister for two years.
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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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Well, it’s wonderful to be identified strongly with my work.
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I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I learned that being an actor can bring with it wonderful responsibilities.
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But comedy I’d love to do as much as humanly possible.
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I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great danger of acting.
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As a singer, I might have fallen among thieves. I wonder if I’d still be alive by now.
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My line-learning is very special. I like to learn the dialogue of the whole film before I arrive.
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