I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great danger of acting. Ben Kingsley More Quotes by Ben Kingsley More Quotes From 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 idiotfalling-in-lovemen I've met quite a number of people in my career, but I do have an extraordinary memory. And even though they may drift into the periphery of my memory, I can bring them right back when I need them. Ben Kingsley careersnumbersmemories There have not been any troughs as regards my work. There's never been a trough of my assurance. Ben Kingsley troughassuranceregard I'm very in love with the fact that the camera is revolted by acting and loves behaviour. Ben Kingsley camerasand-loveacting I don't want to be like the actor who rehearses everything in the bathroom, then comes to the set and carries on completely uninterrupted while the other actors tiptoe away. I'm so dependent on reacting to the other actors on the set, and to the director. I'm very responsive. I react. And I treasure the energy that reaction gives. I feed off that and work off that. I don't like to be too prepared, no. However we define too prepared, if I feel it's getting that way, then I'll back off. My line-learning is very special. I like to learn the dialogue of the whole film before I arrive. Ben Kingsley energyspecialgiving As a singer, I might have fallen among thieves. I wonder if I'd still be alive by now. Ben Kingsley thievessingersalive As an actor there's no autonomy, unless you're prepared to risk the possibility of starving. Ben Kingsley possibilityriskactors With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It's a good exercise to do. Ben Kingsley accuratevoiceexercise You want to know what I want? I'll tell you what I want. I want back what Bobby Fischer took with him when he disappeared. Ben Kingsley fischerknowswant I hope I'm able to achieve more on camera through stillness, through focus, through being quite careful to do less on every take, rather than more. So I'm reducing, rather than adding. Which hopefully is a good exercise. That's what I'd like to do. Ben Kingsley camerasfocusexercise All the great writers root their characters in true human behaviour. Ben Kingsley behaviourrootscharacter When I choose a role it's either because I recognise the man, or that I'm very curious to know him. If I neither recognise nor know him, then it is better that I don't play him. Ben Kingsley rolesplaymen 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 filmwonderfulrunning You don't go to a town to present the play and have applause at the end of it, but that's benign conquest. It's a glorious way of exploring other landscapes and other cultures in a very life-affirming way. Ben Kingsley landscapeother-culturesplay Working in film, if you work with great directors, you learn that after every take you must let go. Sitting with my wife at the Academy Awards, we both let the moment just go. Ben Kingsley awardswifeletting-go We are adjusters. We empathize, we change rhythm and above all we listen to our fellow actors-if they're good actors. Ben Kingsley rhythmactorschange The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure my character is the man who would say that. Ben Kingsley tryingcharactermen I don't honestly think people know what acting is. Ben Kingsley actingpeoplethinking I'm so dependent on reacting to the other actors on the set, and to the director. I'm very responsive. I react. And I treasure the energy that reaction gives. Ben Kingsley energygivingdirectors I don't want to be like the actor who rehearses everything in the bathroom, then comes to the set and carries on completely uninterrupted while the other actors tiptoe away. Ben Kingsley tiptoesactorswant
