I don’t think anyone can walk through the world in a state of vulnerability all the time, can they?
BEN WHISHAWI reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
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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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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I do get stopped on the street, although rarely. And they always have something lovely to say.
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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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Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
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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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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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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 find it weird that people want to know about you.
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I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
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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 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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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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For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity.
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My intuition comes up with better stuff than my head, I think.
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