I think that sometimes in theater, I don’t prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals.
BEN WHISHAWI think that sometimes in theater, I don’t prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals.
BEN WHISHAWI reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
BEN WHISHAWI think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person’s soul.
BEN WHISHAWWhen 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.
BEN WHISHAWI 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.
BEN WHISHAWEven today, England is a very repressed, repressive country, and there’s pressure to be kind of a certain way, so people do things that ultimately make them sad.
BEN WHISHAWI don’t think anyone can walk through the world in a state of vulnerability all the time, can they?
BEN WHISHAWI 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.
BEN WHISHAWI’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.
BEN WHISHAWDustin 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 WHISHAWThe 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.
BEN WHISHAWI love the characters I’ve had the opportunity to play.
BEN WHISHAWI’d like to have a go at directing.
BEN WHISHAWIn 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.
BEN WHISHAWMy favorite Bond films are the really early ones, the first ones in fact, like ‘Dr. No’ and ‘From Russia with Love.’
BEN WHISHAWI am a typical Libran. I tend to see two sides of everything.
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