It’s fun to pretend you’re good at something you know you wouldn’t be good at in real life.
BEN WHISHAWKeats 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.
More Ben Whishaw Quotes
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We are so mired in the complexity of our reactions to other people that when you come across someone who is asocial, there is a simplicity that is refreshing.
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For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity.
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Your one certainty in life, your power as a human being, is that you have a choice in every situation about what you do next and about how you take what has happened to you.
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One of the things I find very difficult about theatre is the repetition – that something can slide away from your original intentions.
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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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The thing I love about acting is that you can bring something very personal into the open and at the same time remain hidden because you’re always playing a character in a story that someone else has imagined. You’re always protected.
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I’d like to have a go at directing.
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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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In film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there’s so much that’s against you on a film set.
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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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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.
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My favorite Bond films are the really early ones, the first ones in fact, like ‘Dr. No’ and ‘From Russia with Love.’
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The most amazing thing is when you find yourself watching someone in the café or something doing something weird. It’s amazing what people do, isn’t it, when you just look at them, when you take the time to look.
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