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> [A large part of how an actor works and their process is the stimulation of what's around you, and none more so than in a period piece. This is a modern piece, as much as it is set in a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/a-large-part-of-how-an-actor-works-and-their-process-is-the/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

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## More by Joseph Fiennes

> [What I love about my work is that I'm forced to look through my character's eyes.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/what-i-love-about-my-work-is-that-i-m-forced-to-look-through-my/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

> [Pretty much all films I've seen that depict the life of Christ end with the Crucifixion, almost like the filmmakers don't know what to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/pretty-much-all-films-i-ve-seen-that-depict-the-life-of-christ-end/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

> [I guess there's nothing I don't like about Merlin, in this presentation. I love everything, even the things I find despicable and abhorrent in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/i-guess-there-s-nothing-i-don-t-like-about-merlin-in-this/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

> [People call my family a dynasty, but I'm not sure what a dynasty actually is. And I don't feel part of one. It belies…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/people-call-my-family-a-dynasty-but-i-m-not-sure-what-a-dynasty/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

> [When you wake up, and you see that America has pulled out of the climate deal in Paris, that sends huge messages about putting…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/when-you-wake-up-and-you-see-that-america-has-pulled-out-of-the/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

> [I want my daughters to live in a world where there is equality and parity of pay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/i-want-my-daughters-to-live-in-a-world-where-there-is-equality-and/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

> [What I don't find compelling is doing classical plays that everyone already knows - and people are following with the text in their hand…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/what-i-don-t-find-compelling-is-doing-classical-plays-that-everyone/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

> [I was baptised a Catholic and, although I'm not a churchgoer now, I do have a strong sense of the integrity of doing what…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/i-was-baptised-a-catholic-and-although-i-m-not-a-churchgoer-now-i-do/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

> [Doubt is crucial, I think, in every character I have ever played.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/doubt-is-crucial-i-think-in-every-character-i-have-ever-played/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

> [I love life. I'm fascinated by human behavior because that feeds back into my work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/i-love-life-i-m-fascinated-by-human-behavior-because-that-feeds-back/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

> [Youth is a predominant factor. We are seeing a young King Arthur, and thereby a young-ish - as I'm into my 40s - Merlin.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/youth-is-a-predominant-factor-we-are-seeing-a-young-king-arthur-and/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

> [I was thrust, excitingly, via 'Elizabeth' and 'Shakespeare in Love,' into a position one can only dream of, but it was startling, too. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/i-was-thrust-excitingly-via-elizabeth-and-shakespeare-in-love-into-a/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

> [It takes years to establish yourself, and then you have one big film and everyone calls you an overnight success. You think, 'Christ, I've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/it-takes-years-to-establish-yourself-and-then-you-have-one-big-film/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

> [At home, our parents never compared us. I mean, there were seven of us kids. Obviously, I always looked up to my brother and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/at-home-our-parents-never-compared-us-i-mean-there-were-seven-of-us/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

> [I like language, and in film, language is diluted by the visuals and the music. Theatre is what I was trained for.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/i-like-language-and-in-film-language-is-diluted-by-the-visuals-and/)

[Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/)

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