I don’t think I am especially interested in celebrities, but I love talking about what is going on with people and why they do what they do.
BEN WHISHAWWhen I finished my A-levels, I assumed I’d be able to get work as an actor. But I couldn’t. I didn’t get an audition. Nothing. So I thought I’d better train and then the parts would come.
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When I finished my A-levels, I assumed I’d be able to get work as an actor. But I couldn’t. I didn’t get an audition. Nothing. So I thought I’d better train and then the parts would come.
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I’ve been out to LA a couple of times but, over there, the Grenouille in me always comes to the surface. I feel completely terrified, totally flummoxed, like I don’t understand what the hell is going on. I’ve no desire at all to go back there.
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Keats himself spoke about how Shakespeare was capable of erasing himself completely from the characters he had created. As an actor, that is what I’m trying to do.
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I always feel I am in the dark. You are never finished… it is not as if you can look back and think: ah… I know what I am talking about. You are only as good as your last job and are always struggling and striving and you never quite get to where you want to be.
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I’ve gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.
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Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
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I think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person’s soul.
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For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity.
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I’d like to have a go at directing.
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I do get stopped on the street, although rarely. And they always have something lovely to say.
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When you have a character to work with, you carry them around in a strange way – they make you look at the world in a different way.
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I was quite a shy child – not chronically, but I tended to blend into the background.
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I think I have a degree of confidence, but I also have terrible insecurity, like anybody does.
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I find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do.
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My intuition comes up with better stuff than my head, I think.
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