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> [I think 'The Handmaid's Tale' always had that power since it was written over 30 years ago. This extraordinary piece of feminist literature had its fan base then, but TV has given it an enormous reach.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joseph-fiennes/i-think-the-handmaid-s-tale-always-had-that-power-since-it-was/)

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

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## Other authors on Handmaid Tale

## 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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