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> [I have a great editor and I enjoy, in a masochistic way, being ruthless about my own performance. How do I know, but I think I'm quite good at saying, "That's no good. That's no good. That's it. That's it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/i-have-a-great-editor-and-i-enjoy-in-a-masochistic-way-being-ruthless/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

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## More by Ralph Fiennes

> [The film depends on the audience's belief in this relationship.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/the-film-depends-on-the-audience-s-belief-in-this-relationship/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

> [Unicef wants to encourage a sense of stability for a child.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/unicef-wants-to-encourage-a-sense-of-stability-for-a-child/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

> [I think I feel more like you're an actor for hire and you take the jobs you want to take, obviously, and some pay…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/i-think-i-feel-more-like-you-re-an-actor-for-hire-and-you-take-the/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

> [Having gone through editing process, I can see that in actor's faces there's point where they're not managing their performance and that's, I think,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/having-gone-through-editing-process-i-can-see-that-in-actor-s-faces/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

> [I've never felt fallow in the sense that there's been no work.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/i-ve-never-felt-fallow-in-the-sense-that-there-s-been-no-work/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

> [Gardeners are good at nurturing, and they have a great quality of patience, they're tender. They have to be persistent.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/gardeners-are-good-at-nurturing-and-they-have-a-great-quality-of/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

> [When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got disillusioned with it and moved closer to something like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/when-she-was-younger-my-mother-was-quite-committed-to-roman/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

> [The tensions between authority and the people need to be heard, especially when they are suffering and they can't eat.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/the-tensions-between-authority-and-the-people-need-to-be-heard/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

> [Going to the movies was a big event in my youth. My father would be the initiator - he'd have me put on a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/going-to-the-movies-was-a-big-event-in-my-youth-my-father-would-be/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

> [There is a tension in relationships between wanting to return to the womb, but also wanting to be free. Because sometimes the woman's attentions…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/there-is-a-tension-in-relationships-between-wanting-to-return-to-the/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

> [I don't feel I'm playing villains all the time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/i-don-t-feel-i-m-playing-villains-all-the-time/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

> [I'm interested in the spirits of people. In the theatre, there's the acting part of acting - and I'm not saying that can't be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/i-m-interested-in-the-spirits-of-people-in-the-theatre-there-s-the/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

> [Most films are rooted in a book or a comic strip, but I don't go out there saying I want to do adaptations.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/most-films-are-rooted-in-a-book-or-a-comic-strip-but-i-don-t-go-out/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

> [When you meet women, don't pretend to be anything that you're not.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/when-you-meet-women-don-t-pretend-to-be-anything-that-you-re-not/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

> [I don't plan a career. That doesn't work for me. I just have to go with my gut.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/ralph-fiennes/i-don-t-plan-a-career-that-doesn-t-work-for-me-i-just-have-to-go-with/)

[Ralph Fiennes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/ralph-fiennes/)

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