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.
BEN WHISHAWMy favorite Bond films are the really early ones, the first ones in fact, like ‘Dr. No’ and ‘From Russia with Love.’
More Ben Whishaw Quotes
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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’ve gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.
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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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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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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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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 don’t think anyone can walk through the world in a state of vulnerability all the time, can they?
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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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I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
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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 that sometimes in theater, I don’t prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals.
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Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
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I don’t have any ambition to make lots of money or win an Oscar or anything like that. It’s not about that for me.
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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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