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I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that I am creative.

Ben Kingsley

They’re a very strange lot actors, very strange people.
BEN KINGSLEY

Acting Actor People
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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Allow Crew Filming Good Laughing
You cannot learn a lesson of profound forgiveness unless you understand what it is to be wounded and forgive that which has wounded you.
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Forgiving Lesson Profound
Hamlet is an astonishing intelligence.
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Astonishing Hamlet Intelligence
Sometimes it’s right to do the wrong things and right now is one of those times.
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Reality Sometimes Truth
I just loved playing a man who was unafraid of making an idiot of himself in the process of falling in love. I found that admirable.
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Falling Idiot Love Men
Millions of children are disempowered and we need to empower them.
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Children Empowering Needs
I’m convinced that had I not changed my name, I don’t think I would have had quite the same career curve that I eventually had.
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Curve Name Thinking
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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Arms Embrace Villain
Well, it’s wonderful to be identified strongly with my work.
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Identified Wells Wonderful Work
But comedy I’d love to do as much as humanly possible.
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Comedy Human Possible
In cinema, the leading player is the director.
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Cinema Directors Player
We are adjusters. We empathize, we change rhythm and above all we listen to our fellow actors-if they’re good actors.
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Actor Change Rhythm
There is always something about the villains that I’m able to play, quote unquote, that isn’t villainous.
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Able Play Villain
In England, it’s now Sir Ben. Mister has just disappeared. It’s not even on my passport anymore. They’ve taken Mister away from me.
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Country Disappeared Fog Taken
Working in film, if you work with great directors, you learn that after every take you must let go. Sitting with my wife at the Academy Awards, we both let the moment just go.
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Awards Let Go Wife

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