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Ben Kingsley

Ben Kingsley

English Actor

Born: Dec 31, 1943

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I think Romeo and Juliet is uplifting. That's how much a son wishes to avenge his father. That is how much two young people can love each other. 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. Ben Kingsley

Love Best Day Home Family Loyalty Every Day Words Envy Every Drama Redefine Greatest Tragedy Greatest Things Use Downer Things Need

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

Thieves Alive Singer Still Fallen Wonder Might Now Among

As an actor there's no autonomy, unless you're prepared to risk the possibility of starving. Ben Kingsley

You Starving Unless Possibility Risk Autonomy Prepared Actor

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

People Think Honestly Know Acting

If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would not work in a fish and chip shop for three months. Staring at chips is not going to help me in my performance. Ben Kingsley

Work Me Three Somebody Ran Months Would Performance Fish Were Shop Going Chip Chips Help Who Play Staring

But comedy I'd love to do as much as humanly possible. Ben Kingsley

Love Comedy Possible Much

The hierarchy of class in London was rigid. It was like a religion. It still is to a certain extent. Ben Kingsley

Religion Class Hierarchy Rigid London Like Still Certain Certain Extent Extent

With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It's a good exercise to do. Ben Kingsley

Good You Voice Exercise Narration Very Accurate Your Good Exercise

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

Silence You Cinema Language Think More Like Theater

I'm very in love with the fact that the camera is revolted by acting and loves behaviour. Ben Kingsley

Love Fact Camera Very Behaviour Loves Acting

I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great danger of acting. Ben Kingsley

Great Stage Think Back Danger Go Were Might Acting

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

Great Characters Writers True Behaviour Human Human Behaviour Root

The many many imponderables come together when a film opens and for all sorts of reasons it may or may not succeed. Ben Kingsley

Together Come Opens Sort May Succeed Reasons Many Film

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

Job Think Approach Rather Naive

Hopefully, as I get older in the business, I make my choices more accurately, and I perhaps know from either the script or the first meeting that it isn't going to work. Ben Kingsley

Work Business First Older Meeting Hopefully More Perhaps Know Make Get Accurately Going Either Script Choices

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