I’ve gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.
BEN WHISHAWAs 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.
More Ben Whishaw Quotes
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I was quite a shy child – not chronically, but I tended to blend into the background.
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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 do get stopped on the street, although rarely. And they always have something lovely to say.
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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.
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I love the characters I’ve had the opportunity to play.
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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 think I have a degree of confidence, but I also have terrible insecurity, like anybody does.
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I’ve been out to LA a couple of times but, over there, the Grenouille in me always comes to the surface. I feel completely terrified, totally flummoxed, like I don’t understand what the hell is going on. I’ve no desire at all to go back there.
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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 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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For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity.
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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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Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
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I think that sometimes in theater, I don’t prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals.
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