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 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.
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I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
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I don’t think anyone can walk through the world in a state of vulnerability all the time, can they?
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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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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 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 was quite a shy child – not chronically, but I tended to blend into the background.
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For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity.
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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 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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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 love the characters I’ve had the opportunity to play.
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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 find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do.
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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 used to collect knick-knacks, like wizards, trolls and little buddhas, and arrange them like precious things on a shelf.
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