Best Ben Kingsley Quotes
- When I choose a role it's either because I recognise the man, or that I'm very curious to know him. If I neither recognise nor… Better
- With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It's a good exercise to do. Accurate
- Shock is shock. Your body goes into shock, regardless of it being real blood or fake blood. The mind sends powerful messages to all the… Act
- The number of choices you make in the event that you see on stage, those choices are sometimes largely determined by the rehearsal process and… Audience
- If the director wishes to print it, then you have a series of choices, maybe millions of choices within that minute-and-a-half, or 80 seconds, or… Absolutely
- I told myself that I would not go back to the camps as an actor ever again, that I was very frightened of wearing a… Actor
- I just loved playing a man who was unafraid of making an idiot of himself in the process of falling in love. I found that… Admirable
- One of the greatest things drama can do, at it's best, is to redefine the words we use every day such as love, home, family,… Best
- If your best friend has stolen your girlfriend, it does become life and death. Become Life
- I always try to find something I admire about every character I play. Admire
- I'm very in love with the fact that the camera is revolted by acting and loves behaviour. Acting
- All the great writers root their characters in true human behaviour. All
- As a singer, I might have fallen among thieves. I wonder if I'd still be alive by now. Alive
- As an actor there's no autonomy, unless you're prepared to risk the possibility of starving. Actor
- But comedy I'd love to do as much as humanly possible. Comedy
- But filming is good for you, because the crew isn't allowed to laugh. You can't get addicted to getting the laugh. Addicted
- Fifteen years before I became a screen actor, I was in the theatre. A lot of my work was comedy, which I loved doing. It's… Actor
- Filming is so much to do with rhythm, as is music, and if it isn't there then you know in the end nobody can save… End
- Hamlet is an astonishing intelligence. Astonishing
- I don't honestly think people know what acting is. Acting
- I have a rather naive approach, I think, to my job. Approach
- I have never felt bereft of anything. Bereft
- I honestly have no strategy whatsoever. I'm waiting for that script to pop through the letterbox and completely surprise me. Completely
- I think I'm more bonded, emotionally and in a craft sense, to films that tell extraordinary stories about extraordinary destinies. Bonded
- I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great danger of acting. Acting