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.
BEN KINGSLEYI’m very in love with the fact that the camera is revolted by acting and loves behaviour.
More Ben Kingsley Quotes
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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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There have not been any troughs as regards my work. There’s never been a trough of my assurance.
BEN KINGSLEYThere have not been any troughs as regards my work. There’s never been a trough of my assurance.
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I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy… It’s a tightrope to stay true to the character, true to the irony, and allow the irony to happen.
BEN KINGSLEYI think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy… It’s a tightrope to stay true to the character, true to the irony, and allow the irony to happen.
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As an actor there’s no autonomy, unless you’re prepared to risk the possibility of starving.
BEN KINGSLEYAs an actor there’s no autonomy, unless you’re prepared to risk the possibility of starving.
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There 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.
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.
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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.
BEN KINGSLEYJohn 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 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.
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There’s so much crap talked about acting.
BEN KINGSLEYThere’s so much crap talked about acting.
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I’ve met quite a number of people in my career, but I do have an extraordinary memory. And even though they may drift into the periphery of my memory, I can bring them right back when I need them.
BEN KINGSLEYI’ve met quite a number of people in my career, but I do have an extraordinary memory. And even though they may drift into the periphery of my memory, I can bring them right back when I need them.
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I think that most actors attempt to keep in touch with the child.
BEN KINGSLEYI think that most actors attempt to keep in touch with the child.
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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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It is better for me to serve a charity as an actor or a voice, rather than at a luncheon being just a celebrity.
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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.
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In cinema, the leading player is the director.
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Fifteen years before I became a screen actor, I was in the theatre. A lot of my work was comedy, which I loved doing. It’s harder.
BEN KINGSLEYFifteen years before I became a screen actor, I was in the theatre. A lot of my work was comedy, which I loved doing. It’s harder.
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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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