Ben Whishaw

I think I have a degree of confidence, but I also have terrible insecurity, like anybody does.

— Ben Whishaw

The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.

— Ben Whishaw

In film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there's so…

— Ben Whishaw

I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.

— Ben Whishaw

Your one certainty in life, your power as a human being, is that you have a choice in every situation about what…

— Ben Whishaw

What I notice about people who are gifted in filmmaking is that they're great thinkers. They engage with big ideas and they…

— Ben Whishaw

I always feel I am in the dark. You are never finished… it is not as if you can look back and…

— Ben Whishaw

I've gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.

— Ben Whishaw

My favorite Bond films are the really early ones, the first ones in fact, like 'Dr. No' and 'From Russia with Love.'

— Ben Whishaw

I am a typical Libran. I tend to see two sides of everything.

— Ben Whishaw

The thing I love most about acting is that your capacity evolves as you evolve as a human being.

— Ben Whishaw

Dustin Hoffman also never does the same thing twice which is totally stimulating because you're always getting something new from him. You…

— Ben Whishaw

When I finished my A-levels, I assumed I'd be able to get work as an actor. But I couldn't. I didn't get…

— Ben Whishaw

My # intuition comes up with better stuff than my head, I think.

— Ben Whishaw

We are so mired in the complexity of our reactions to other people that when you come across someone who is asocial,…

— Ben Whishaw

I was quite a shy child - not chronically, but I tended to blend into the background.

— Ben Whishaw

I think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person's soul.

— Ben Whishaw

I love the characters I've had the opportunity to play.

— Ben Whishaw

I find it weird that people want to know about you.

— Ben Whishaw

I do get stopped on the street, although rarely. And they always have something lovely to say.

— Ben Whishaw

I don't think anyone can walk through the world in a state of vulnerability all the time, can they?

— Ben Whishaw

I love taking on other people's words. They are much more interesting to me than my own.

— Ben Whishaw

For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity,

— Ben Whishaw

The most amazing thing is when you find yourself watching someone in the cafe or something doing something weird. It's amazing what…

— Ben Whishaw

Keats himself spoke about how Shakespeare was capable of erasing himself completely from the characters he had created. As an actor, that…

— Ben Whishaw