But filming is good for you, because the crew isn't allowed to laugh. You can't get addicted to getting the laugh.

Quote by Ben Kingsley

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I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy... It's a tightrope to...

I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy... It's a tightrope to...

The many many imponderables come together when a film opens and for all sorts of...

The many many imponderables come together when a film opens and for all sorts of...

I think that all of us either lose touch with the child inside us or...

I think that all of us either lose touch with the child inside us or...

Somewhere in your career, your work changes. It becomes less anal, less careful and more...

Somewhere in your career, your work changes. It becomes less anal, less careful and more...

I think Romeo and Juliet is uplifting. That's how much a son wishes to avenge...

I think Romeo and Juliet is uplifting. That's how much a son wishes to avenge...

The camera does not like acting. The camera is only interested in filming behaviour. So...

The camera does not like acting. The camera is only interested in filming behaviour. So...

As a singer, I might have fallen among thieves. I wonder if I'd still be...

As a singer, I might have fallen among thieves. I wonder if I'd still be...

I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great...

I think if I were to go back on stage I might be in great...

Hamlet is an astonishing intelligence.

Hamlet is an astonishing intelligence.

John Lennon and Ringo Starr liked my songs. I used to write songs and they...

John Lennon and Ringo Starr liked my songs. I used to write songs and they...

I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I...

I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I...

When I choose a role it's either because I recognise the man, or that I'm...

When I choose a role it's either because I recognise the man, or that I'm...

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

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

There was one titanic guiding light on the film set, and I was in the...

There was one titanic guiding light on the film set, and I was in the...

I would like to make it known, on this program, loud and clear, that I...

I would like to make it known, on this program, loud and clear, that I...

I always try to find something I admire about every character I play.

I always try to find something I admire about every character I play.

You can throw away the privilege of acting, but that would be such a shame....

You can throw away the privilege of acting, but that would be such a shame....

All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.

All colors are the friends of their neighbors and the lovers of their opposites.

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.

Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die today.

All of the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visible arts, the theater, must singly and...

All of the arts, poetry, music, ritual, the visible arts, the theater, must singly and...