Quotes by Ben Whishaw

About Ben Whishaw:

Benjamin John "Ben" Whishaw is an English actor. He is known for his stage role as Hamlet; his roles in the television series Nathan Barley, Criminal Justice, and The Hour; and film roles including Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, I'm Not There, Bright Star, Brideshead Revisited, and Cloud Atlas. He played the role of Q in the James Bond film Skyfall, and was the voice of Paddington Bear in the 2014 film, Paddington.
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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.

Ben Whishaw

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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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.

Ben Whishaw

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

Ben Whishaw

I reckon domesticated cats have a pretty good life.

Ben Whishaw

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

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.

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The thing I love most about acting is that your capacity evolves as you evolve as a human being.

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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 love taking on other people's words. They are much more interesting to me than my own.

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I love the characters I've had the opportunity to play.

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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.

Ben Whishaw

My favorite Bond films are the really early ones, the first ones in fact, like 'Dr. No' and 'From Russia with Love.'

Ben Whishaw

The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.

Ben Whishaw

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

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

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I'm a fairly private person.

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My intuition comes up with better stuff than my head, I think.

Ben Whishaw

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.

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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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Author Bio

  • NameBen Whishaw
  • DescriptionEnglish actor
  • BornOctober 14, 1980
  • CountryUnited Kingdom
  • ProfessionActor