I think I’m more bonded, emotionally and in a craft sense, to films that tell extraordinary stories about extraordinary destinies.
BEN KINGSLEYI think I’m more bonded, emotionally and in a craft sense, to films that tell extraordinary stories about extraordinary destinies.
BEN KINGSLEYI think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great danger of acting.
BEN KINGSLEYBut comedy I’d love to do as much as humanly possible.
BEN KINGSLEYWhen you drop your guard in films, the acting process compensates. You get lazy and you start acting.
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.
BEN KINGSLEYI 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 don’t want to be like the actor who rehearses everything in the bathroom, then comes to the set and carries on completely uninterrupted while the other actors tiptoe away.
BEN KINGSLEYI have never felt bereft of anything.
BEN KINGSLEYWith narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It’s a good exercise to do.
BEN KINGSLEYI’m very in love with the fact that the camera is revolted by acting and loves behaviour.
BEN KINGSLEYThere have not been any troughs as regards my work. There’s never been a trough of my assurance.
BEN KINGSLEYYou cannot learn a lesson of profound forgiveness unless you understand what it is to be wounded and forgive that which has wounded you.
BEN KINGSLEYI’ve never had to turn my hand to anything for monetary gain, other than pretending to be somebody else. I’m deeply fortunate.
BEN KINGSLEYThe trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure my character is the man who would say that.
BEN KINGSLEYWorking 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.
BEN KINGSLEYIt’s Sir Ben. I’ve not been a Mister for two years.
BEN KINGSLEY