"As an actor there's no autonomy, unless you're……" — Ben Kingsley

"As an actor there's no autonomy, unless you're prepared to risk the possibility of starving."

— Ben Kingsley

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65 Quotes by Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley has 65 quotes on this site. A few more worth reading:

The biggest surprise in a man's life is old age.
When you drop your guard in films, the acting process compensates. You get lazy and you start acting.
I think that all of us either lose touch with the child inside us or try and hold onto it…
Hopefully, as I get older in the business, I make my choices more accurately, and I perhaps know from either…
I do remember, as a child, that I always imagined, when I was maybe 6 or 7, my fantasy was…
I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy... It's a tightrope to stay true to the character,…
Sometimes it's right to do the wrong things and right now is one of those times.
There's so much crap talked about acting.
That hunger of the flesh, that longing for ease, that terror of incarceration, that insistence on tribal honour being obeyed:…
You can throw away the privilege of acting, but that would be such a shame. The tribe has elected you…
The many many imponderables come together when a film opens and for all sorts of reasons it may or may…
There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating and wonderful place to be,…

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Gary Oldman is impossible to steal a movie from. He's such a great actor, he's off the hook. I love… — Kevin Bacon
As I was coming up on the stage, there was one source that could make or break you, the New… — Kevin Bacon
I just let the work speak for itself. An actor is not afraid to take risks; to put on different… — Kevin Bacon
I didn't get into this so I could talk about my work, my movies. You become an actor to act. — Kevin Bacon
A good director creates an environment, which gives the actor the encouragement to fly. — Kevin Bacon
I think we all have a lot of darkness in our bellies. As an actor, the challenge of tapping into… — Kevin Bacon

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