I’d like to have a go at directing.
BEN WHISHAWThe 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.
More Ben Whishaw Quotes
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I think that sometimes in theater, I don’t prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals.
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The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.
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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 love the characters I’ve had the opportunity to play.
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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 think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person’s soul.
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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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For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity.
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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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I find it weird that people want to know about you.
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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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I’m really hopeless with technology – I don’t even have a computer.
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I was quite a shy child – not chronically, but I tended to blend into the background.
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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 do get stopped on the street, although rarely. And they always have something lovely to say.
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