If you want to make idols accessible - which I think Shakespeare should be - then you have to bring a human touch, make it self-effacing and warm. — 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
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
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
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
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
I want my daughters to live in a world where there is equality and parity of pay. — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share
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
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
I love life. I'm fascinated by human behavior because that feeds back into my work. — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share
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
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
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… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share
At home, our parents never compared us. I mean, there were seven of us kids. Obviously, I always looked up to my brother and… — Joseph Fiennes Copy Share
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
