I don’t think anyone can walk through the world in a state of vulnerability all the time, can they?
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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As an actor you have total rights to privacy and mystery, whatever your sexuality, whatever you do. I don’t see why that has to be something you discuss openly because you do something in the public eye. I have no understanding of why we turn actors into celebrities.
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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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I think I have a degree of confidence, but I also have terrible insecurity, like anybody does.
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I find it weird that people want to know about you.
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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 love films. I love music. I love poetry and stories. All of that I feel… I sort of get very excited and fed by.
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I love the characters I’ve had the opportunity to play.
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I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
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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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Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
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The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.
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Dustin Hoffman also never does the same thing twice which is totally stimulating because you’re always getting something new from him. You never really know what he’s going to do next, so you have to be on your toes.
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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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I can be shy, but I’m not really. I try to be better at overcoming these things people have said.
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I don’t have any ambition to make lots of money or win an Oscar or anything like that. It’s not about that for me.
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