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.
BEN WHISHAWOne of the things I find very difficult about theatre is the repetition – that something can slide away from your original intentions.
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I’m not tortured and neurasthenic – I’m really not.
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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 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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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 am a typical Libran. I tend to see two sides of everything.
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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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I would have loved to have been a painter or a sculptor. I’m still fascinated by those things.
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When 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.
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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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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 think being very thin has had a lot to do with how I’ve been cast.
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Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
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One of the things I find very difficult about theatre is the repetition – that something can slide away from your original intentions.
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I love the characters I’ve had the opportunity to play.
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