Ben Kingsley quotes

Ben Kingsley is a British actor acclaimed for his versatile performances in film and theater. He gained worldwide recognition for his Oscar-winning role as Mahatma Gandhi in the film "Gandhi." He continues to impress audiences with his remarkable talent and dedication to his craft. Here are 59 of his quotes:

There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating and wonderful place to be, when things are running well. (Ben Kingsley)

Well, it's wonderful to be identified strongly with my work.

Ben Kingsley

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 it really, they can't.

Ben Kingsley

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 harder.

Ben Kingsley

I think the cinema you like has more to do with silence, and the theater you like has more to do with language.

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In cinema, the leading player is the director.

Ben Kingsley

That hunger of the flesh, that longing for ease, that terror of incarceration, that insistence on tribal honour being obeyed: all of that exists, and it exists everywhere.

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The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure my character is the man who would say that.

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The camera does not like acting. The camera is only interested in filming behaviour. So you damn well learn your lines until you know them inside out, while standing on your head!

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All the great writers root their characters in true human behaviour.

Ben Kingsley

If your best friend has stolen your girlfriend, it does become life and death. (Ben Kingsley)

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.

Ben Kingsley

I don't honestly think people know what acting is.

Ben Kingsley

I always try to find something I admire about every character I play.

Ben Kingsley

I have a rather naive approach, I think, to my job.

Ben Kingsley

I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy... It's a tightrope to stay true to the character, true to the irony, and allow the irony to happen.

Ben Kingsley

It is better for me to serve a charity as an actor or a voice, rather than at a luncheon being just a celebrity.

Ben Kingsley

I honestly have no strategy whatsoever. I'm waiting for that script to pop through the letterbox and completely surprise me.

Ben Kingsley

I'm convinced that had I not changed my name, I don't think I would have had quite the same career curve that I eventually had.

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As a singer, I might have fallen among thieves. I wonder if I'd still be alive by now.

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I think I'm more bonded, emotionally and in a craft sense, to films that tell extraordinary stories about extraordinary destinies. (Ben Kingsley)

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, loyalty and envy. Tragedy need not be a downer.

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The biggest surprise in a man's life is old age.

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I do remember, as a child, that I always imagined, when I was maybe 6 or 7, my fantasy was that everywhere I went I was being followed by an invisible film crew.

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I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that I am creative.

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Ben Kingsley

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Occupation: English Actor
Born: December 31, 1943
Quotes count: 59
Wikipedia: Ben Kingsley

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