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. Ben Whishaw More Quotes by Ben Whishaw More Quotes From Ben Whishaw The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws. Ben Whishaw criminalsflawsjustice I've been out to LA a couple of times but, over there, the Grenouille in me always comes to the surface. I feel completely terrified, totally flummoxed, like I don't understand what the hell is going on. I've no desire at all to go back there. Ben Whishaw hellcoupledesire I can be shy, but I’m not really. I try to be better at overcoming these things people have said. Ben Whishaw overcomingtryingpeople Dustin Hoffman takes such pleasure in what he does and there's nothing tense about him. He exudes joy and passion for what he's doing and that infects everyone. It certainly put me at ease coming to work with him every day. I felt his confidence and freedom rubbed off. He doesn't censor himself or stop an idea because he thinks it might be wrong. Ben Whishaw passionjoythinking I think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person's soul. Ben Whishaw soulartthinking I don’t think that actors are necessarily any more uncomfortable in their skin than anyone else. I suppose I feel more comfortable in my skin now, but you’re always playing a character, aren’t you? You tell different versions of yourself to different people and vice versa. Here, or in the photo shoot or wherever, it’s a representation of you. It’s not you-you. That’s how you get through it. Ben Whishaw characterpeoplethinking 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. Ben Whishaw certainty-in-lifenextchoices Dustin Hoffman also never does the same thing twice which is totally stimulating because you're always getting something new from him. You never really know what he's going to do next, so you have to be on your toes. Ben Whishaw something-new I find it weird that people want to know about you. Ben Whishaw knowswantpeople I find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do. Ben Whishaw hardsay-anythinginteresting As an actor you have total rights to privacy and mystery, whatever your sexuality, whatever you do. I don't see why that has to be something you discuss openly because you do something in the public eye. I have no understanding of why we turn actors into celebrities. Ben Whishaw understandingeyerights I'm not tortured and neurasthenic - I'm really not. Ben Whishaw I do get stopped on the street, although rarely. And they always have something lovely to say. Ben Whishaw streetslovely I always feel I am in the dark. You are never finished... it is not as if you can look back and think: ah... I know what I am talking about. You are only as good as your last job and are always struggling and striving and you never quite get to where you want to be. Ben Whishaw struggledarkjobs The most amazing thing is when you find yourself watching someone in the café 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. Ben Whishaw finding-yourselfpeoplelooks Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing. Ben Whishaw filmmakerhuman-naturestories One of the things I find very difficult about theatre is the repetition - that something can slide away from your original intentions. Ben Whishaw intentionslidestheatre 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. Ben Whishaw wishbelieveart 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. Ben Whishaw actorstryingcharacter I am a typical Libran. I tend to see two sides of everything. Ben Whishaw typicaltwo-sidestwo
