Ben Whishaw quotes - page 2

I've gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing. (Ben Whishaw)
I wish that the arts were better supported, and you can't say that enough times, but I also believe that whatever happens, artists will keep going. View quote
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In film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there's so much that's against you on a film set. View quote
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Keats himself spoke about how Shakespeare was capable of erasing himself completely from the characters he had created. As an actor, that is what I'm trying to do. View quote
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Even today, England is a very repressed, repressive country, and there's pressure to be kind of a certain way, so people do things that ultimately make them sad. View quote
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I would have loved to have been a painter or a sculptor. I'm still fascinated by those things. View quote
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I'm really hopeless with technology - I don't even have a computer. View quote
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I was quite a shy child - not chronically, but I tended to blend into the background. View quote
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The thing about acting is that it's fairly random. At the end of the day you take what drifts past you or what's given to you. View quote
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My intuition comes up with better stuff than my head, I think. View quote
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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 an audition. Nothing. So I thought I'd better train and then the parts would come. (Ben Whishaw)
I'd like to have a go at directing. View quote
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My favorite Bond films are the really early ones, the first ones in fact, like 'Dr. No' and 'From Russia with Love.' View quote
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I'm not tortured and neurasthenic - I'm really not. View quote
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For me, it's important to keep a level of anonymity. View quote
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Ben Whishaw

Ben Whishaw - Image
Photo: Everwest, CC BY 4.0
Occupation: English Actor
Born: October 14, 1980
Quotes count: 40

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