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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.

Ben Whishaw

I think I have a degree of confidence, but I also have terrible insecurity, like anybody does.
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Degrees Insecurity Thinking
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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Art Soul Thinking
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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Intention Slides Theatre
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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People Reaction Simplicity
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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Able Actors Levels
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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Certainty Choices Life Next
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
I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.
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Cat Good Life Pretty
For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity.
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Anonymity Important Levels
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 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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People Talking Thinking
I think being very thin has had a lot to do with how I’ve been cast.
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Cast Lot Thin Thinking
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 think that sometimes in theater, I don’t prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals.
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Rehearsal Sometimes Thinking
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 was quite a shy child – not chronically, but I tended to blend into the background.
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Background Children Shy

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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