I like language, and in film, language is diluted by the visuals and the music. Theatre is what I was trained for. — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
Film is not as exhilarating, not as physically, mentally, or spiritually challenging, as theatre. — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
The great thing about films is that you have access to this whole world of experts who teach you the skills your… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
I never went into acting to do film. I went into it to do theatre - classical roles. — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
Pretty much all films I've seen that depict the life of Christ end with the Crucifixion, almost like the filmmakers don't know… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
But it's a strange thing when people judge you because you're not doing some big Hollywood film. Are you suggesting I should… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
There are a couple of films that I've done, where I've had to get on a horse and wear a pair of… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
It takes years to establish yourself, and then you have one big film and everyone calls you an overnight success. You think,… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
'How do you balance the creative with the biblical?' One could pick up the scripture and read it to oneself and you… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
I read as much as I could, but really just spoke to Chris Chibnall and asked all the pertinent questions. That made… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
So getting that balance between what is honoring scripture and the Word and also acknowledging the fact that by the virtue of… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
What I love about my work is that I'm forced to look through my character's eyes. — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
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… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
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… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
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… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
When you wake up, and you see that America has pulled out of the climate deal in Paris, that sends huge messages about putting… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
I want my daughters to live in a world where there is equality and parity of pay. — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
What I don't find compelling is doing classical plays that everyone already knows - and people are following with the text in their hand… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
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… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
I love life. I'm fascinated by human behavior because that feeds back into my work. — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
Youth is a predominant factor. We are seeing a young King Arthur, and thereby a young-ish - as I'm into my 40s - Merlin.… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
I was thrust, excitingly, via 'Elizabeth' and 'Shakespeare in Love,' into a position one can only dream of, but it was startling, too. I… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share Image
