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.
BEN WHISHAWI love films. I love music. I love poetry and stories. All of that I feel… I sort of get very excited and fed by.
More Ben Whishaw Quotes
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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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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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The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.
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I find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do.
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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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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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I’m really hopeless with technology – I don’t even have a computer.
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I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
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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 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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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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My intuition comes up with better stuff than my head, I think.
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I’d like to have a go at directing.
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For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity.
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