Ben Whishaw quotes

Ben Whishaw is an English actor known for his versatile roles in film, television, and theatre. Audiences recognize him for performances in projects such as “Perfume: The Story of a Murderer,” “Cloud Atlas,” and as Q in the James Bond franchise. He continues to receive critical acclaim for his distinctive style and outstanding talent. Here are 40 of his quotes:

I used to collect knick-knacks, like wizards, trolls and little buddhas, and arrange them like precious things on a shelf.

Ben Whishaw

When you have a character to work with, you carry them around in a strange way - they make you look at the world in a different way.

Ben Whishaw

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

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The most amazing thing is when you find yourself watching someone in the cafe or something doing something weird. It's amazing what people do, isn't it, when you just look at them, when you take the time to look.

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

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Your one certainty in life, your power as a human being, is that you have a choice in every situation about what you do next and about how you take what has happened to you.

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

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I find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do.

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

Ben Whishaw

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

Ben Whishaw

I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.

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It's fun to pretend you're good at something you know you wouldn't be good at in real life.

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One of the things I find very difficult about theatre is the repetition - that something can slide away from your original intentions.

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I love films. I love music. I love poetry and stories. All of that I feel... I sort of get very excited and fed by.

Ben Whishaw

The thing I love about acting is that you can bring something very personal into the open and at the same time remain hidden because you're always playing a character in a story that someone else has imagined. You're always protected.

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I don't have any ambition to make lots of money or win an Oscar or anything like that. It's not about that for me.

Ben Whishaw

We are so mired in the complexity of our reactions to other people that when you come across someone who is asocial, there is a simplicity that is refreshing.

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 engage with people.

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I think being very thin has had a lot to do with how I've been cast.

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

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I think that sometimes in theater, I don't prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals.

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I don't think I am especially interested in celebrities, but I love talking about what is going on with people and why they do what they do.

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