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.
BEN WHISHAWI used to collect knick-knacks, like wizards, trolls and little buddhas, and arrange them like precious things on a shelf.
More Ben Whishaw Quotes
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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 wish that the arts were better supported, and you can’t say that enough times, but I also believe that whatever happens, artists will keep going.
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What I notice about people who are gifted in filmmaking is that they’re great thinkers. They engage with big ideas and they engage with people.
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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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The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.
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I think being very thin has had a lot to do with how I’ve been cast.
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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 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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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’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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For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity.
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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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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 can be shy, but I’m not really. I try to be better at overcoming these things people have said.
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