I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
BEN WHISHAWDustin 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.
More Ben Whishaw Quotes
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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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I do get stopped on the street, although rarely. And they always have something lovely to say.
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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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My intuition comes up with better stuff than my head, I think.
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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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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 love the characters I’ve had the opportunity to play.
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I’m not tortured and neurasthenic – I’m really not.
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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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The thing about acting is that it’s fairly random. At the end of the day you take what drifts past you or what’s given to 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 don’t think anyone can walk through the world in a state of vulnerability all the time, can they?
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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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It’s fun to pretend you’re good at something you know you wouldn’t be good at in real life.
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I am a typical Libran. I tend to see two sides of everything.
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