In order to inhabit a villain, you mustn’t care what the audience think of you. That’s not why you are there. You mustn’t care for a second whether the audience likes you or dislikes you. Your villain has to be way beyond that.
BEN KINGSLEYI 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.
More Ben Kingsley Quotes
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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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I don’t honestly think people know what acting is.
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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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Sometimes it’s right to do the wrong things and right now is one of those times.
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I’m very in love with the fact that the camera is revolted by acting and loves behaviour.
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There have not been any troughs as regards my work. There’s never been a trough of my assurance.
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They’re a very strange lot actors, very strange people.
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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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You 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.
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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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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’ve never had to turn my hand to anything for monetary gain, other than pretending to be somebody else. I’m deeply fortunate.
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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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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 most actors, and they’re a very strange lot actors, very strange people, but I think that they attempt to keep in touch with the child.
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