I would have loved to have been a painter or a sculptor. I’m still fascinated by those things.
BEN WHISHAWFilmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
More Ben Whishaw Quotes
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I find it weird that people want to know about you.
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For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity.
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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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The 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.
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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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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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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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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’d like to have a go at directing.
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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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We are so mired in the complexity of our reactions to other people that when you come across someone who is asocial, there is a simplicity that is refreshing.
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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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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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I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
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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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