I’ve gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.
BEN WHISHAWWe 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’d like to have a go at directing.
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I always feel I am in the dark. You are never finished… it is not as if you can look back and think: ah… I know what I am talking about. You are only as good as your last job and are always struggling and striving and you never quite get to where you want to be.
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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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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 think I have a degree of confidence, but I also have terrible insecurity, like anybody does.
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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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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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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 reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
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My intuition comes up with better stuff than my head, I think.
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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’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 used to collect knick-knacks, like wizards, trolls and little buddhas, and arrange them like precious things on a shelf.
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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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