I’d like to have a go at directing.
BEN WHISHAWI would have loved to have been a painter or a sculptor. I’m still fascinated by those things.
More Ben Whishaw Quotes
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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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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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Dustin 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.
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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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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 love the characters I’ve had the opportunity to play.
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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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Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
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I don’t think anyone can walk through the world in a state of vulnerability all the time, can they?
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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 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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I find it weird that people want to know about you.
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I’m really hopeless with technology – I don’t even have a computer.
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I 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.
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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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