I’m not tortured and neurasthenic – I’m really not.
BEN WHISHAWI find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do.
More Ben Whishaw Quotes
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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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My intuition comes up with better stuff than my head, I think.
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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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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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I think I have a degree of confidence, but I also have terrible insecurity, like anybody does.
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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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Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
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I find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do.
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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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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 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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The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.
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I’m really hopeless with technology – I don’t even have a computer.
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I’ve gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.
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