There’s so much crap talked about acting.
BEN KINGSLEYThere was one titanic guiding light on the film set, and I was in the presence of a true Mahatma, in the deepest and most profound sense of the word.
More Ben Kingsley Quotes
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The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure my character is the man who would say that.
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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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I think Romeo and Juliet is uplifting. That’s how much a son wishes to avenge his father. That is how much two young people can love each other.
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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.
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I’m so dependent on reacting to the other actors on the set, and to the director. I’m very responsive. I react. And I treasure the energy that reaction gives.
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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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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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John Lennon and Ringo Starr liked my songs. I used to write songs and they heard me sing songs on stage in London.
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I don’t honestly think people know what acting is.
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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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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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With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It’s a good exercise to do.
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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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I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that I am creative.
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One of the greatest things drama can do, at it’s best, is to redefine the words we use every day such as love, home, family, loyalty and envy. Tragedy need not be a downer.
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