--- title: "7 Arthur Quotes By Joseph Fiennes" description: "7 Arthur quotes by Joseph Fiennes. Plus more from Joseph Fiennes and more Arthur sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c42/joseph-fiennes-10541_abhorrent_i-guess-there-s-nothing-i-don-t-like-abo_217512.jpg" --- > [I guess there's nothing I don't like about Merlin, in this presentation. I love everything, even the things I find despicable and…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c42/joseph-fiennes-10541_abhorrent_i-guess-there-s-nothing-i-don-t-like-abo_217512.jpg) > [Youth is a predominant factor. We are seeing a young King Arthur, and thereby a young-ish - as I'm into my 40s…](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/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3e1/joseph-fiennes-10541_arthur_youth-is-a-predominant-factor-we-are-see_746246.png) > [I also wanted to have fun with it. I wanted to have the scope, which I felt Merlin has, in his Machiavellian…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/i-also-wanted-to-have-fun-with-it-i-wanted-to-have-the-scope-which-i/) [Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/197/joseph-fiennes-10541_arthur_i-also-wanted-to-have-fun-with-it-i-want_1076444.jpg) > [I read as much as I could, but really just spoke to Chris Chibnall and asked all the pertinent questions. That made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/i-read-as-much-as-i-could-but-really-just-spoke-to-chris-chibnall-and/) [Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ea/joseph-fiennes-10541_angle_i-read-as-much-as-i-could-but-really-jus_1309856.png) > [There are a couple of films that I've done, where I've had to get on a horse and wear a pair of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/there-are-a-couple-of-films-that-i-ve-done-where-i-ve-had-to-get-on-a/) [Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c9e/joseph-fiennes-10541_arthur_there-are-a-couple-of-films-that-i-ve-do_2003099.jpg) > [ He \[Merlin\] is slightly from another world and place, so it \[challenge in bringing the role to life\] is about having fun… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/he-merlin-is-slightly-from-another-world-and-place-so-it-challenge-in/) [Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8ac/joseph-fiennes-10541_another-world_he-merlin-is-slightly-from-another-world_2805183.jpg) > [Merlin is really at the forefront, in that regard. We get a glimpse into the dark, Machiavellian corridors of power. I like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/merlin-is-really-at-the-forefront-in-that-regard-we-get-a-glimpse/) [Joseph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/joseph-fiennes/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b6/joseph-fiennes-10541_arthur_merlin-is-really-at-the-forefront-in-tha_2955215.jpg) ## Other authors on Arthur ## 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/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/arthur/joseph-fiennes/#itemlist", "name": "7 Arthur Quotes By Joseph Fiennes", "numberOfItems": 7, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "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 Merlin. 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