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I would have loved to have been a painter or a sculptor. I’m still fascinated by those things.

Ben Whishaw

In 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.
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Preparation Rehearsal Shooting
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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Knack Littles Wizard
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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Actors Character Trying
I was quite a shy child – not chronically, but I tended to blend into the background.
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Background Children Shy
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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Dark Jobs Struggle
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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Overcoming People Trying
For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity.
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Anonymity Important Levels
I am a typical Libran. I tend to see two sides of everything.
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Sides Two Typical
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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Acting Character Stories
As an actor you have total rights to privacy and mystery, whatever your sexuality, whatever you do. I don’t see why that has to be something you discuss openly because you do something in the public eye. I have no understanding of why we turn actors into celebrities.
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Eye Rights Understanding
I don’t think anyone can walk through the world in a state of vulnerability all the time, can they?
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States Thinking World
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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Film Love Music Stories
I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
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Cat Good Life Pretty
My intuition comes up with better stuff than my head, I think.
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Intuition Stuff Thinking
I do get stopped on the street, although rarely. And they always have something lovely to say.
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Lovely Something Stopped Streets
I find it weird that people want to know about you.
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Knows People Want

I would have loved to have been a painter or a sculptor. I’m still fascinated by those things.

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