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.
BEN KINGSLEYI try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that I am creative.
More Ben Kingsley Quotes
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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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There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating and wonderful place to be, when things are running well.
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There’s so much crap talked about acting.
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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 think that all of us either lose touch with the child inside us or try and hold onto it because it so precious to us and it’s such an extraordinary part of our lives.
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Well, it’s wonderful to be identified strongly with my work.
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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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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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I have never felt bereft of anything.
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Filming is so much to do with rhythm, as is music, and if it isn’t there then you know in the end nobody can save it really, they can’t.
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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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Movie magic is movie magic and acting magic is acting magic.
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The biggest surprise in a man’s life is old age.
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Family is family over the internet, over Skype, over the telephone. Love is love. You don’t have to actually go through some ritual to prove that you love somebody.
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If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would not work in a fish and chip shop for three months. Staring at chips is not going to help me in my performance.
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