I certainly never pictured myself even attending the Academy Awards, much less winning at 56. I very, very happily settled into a… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
Great actors try to dismiss all ideas from their conscious mind in order to provide an experience that is real. — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
A lot of actors, you can't get them to shut up. Instead of listening and watching, they're always telling you something. — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
The publicity machine for films and television is so much bigger than for theatre. — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
I did audition a lot. One's agent is keen to get you into film and TV because there's more money. I was… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
I didn't particularly aim to be a Shakespeare actor, but I suppose I had a certain gift or it; I certainly got… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
Our job is to make manifest the story, to be it. In a sense, the theatre is such a big star itself,… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
I just absolutely needed the theatre so desperately - it was my fate; it was where I was running towards. It was… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
If there was no fame involved and very minimal money - which is the case for most actors - I'd still be… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
I had to turn down a part in 'Empire of the Sun.' It would have paid £15,000, which was a year's earnings… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
Some actors are frightened and concentrating so hard on their own performance, you don't feel that anything you do makes any difference.… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
I know that some people who move into film lose their nerve for the stage. — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
But to me I find Francis Bacon the most likely candidate to be the author. — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
I've always looked at famous actors and hope that once they get a part that they have success in, they would reprise it every… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
I certainly never pictured myself even attending the Academy Awards, much less winning at 56. I very, very happily settled into a theater career.… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
In a way, I think science is the modern religion, and at times, I despise it as much as I despise other religions because… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
So there's a lot of people tied into believing that the traditional response to the authorship question. In terms of actors, some people get… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
My understanding is that we are generally a very philanthropic and compassionate people - that when there are disasters in the world, individual citizens… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
There were terrific shows on TV like 'Star Trek' and 'Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea' and 'Wild Wild West.' All us kids… — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
I love film. I love going to see films; I always have. I've done quite a few. — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
It's an important thing for children to be able to make up their own words. — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
Great actors try to dismiss all ideas from their conscious mind in order to provide an experience that is real. — Mark Rylance Copy Share Image
