I think that various styles and methods and approaches are an invention of people who don't understand the process of acting and who try very hard to label things.

Quote by Ben Kingsley

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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...

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....

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...

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

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

I honestly have no strategy whatsoever. I'm waiting for that script to pop through the...

I honestly have no strategy whatsoever. I'm waiting for that script to pop through the...

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

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

I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that...

I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that...

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...

If your best friend has stolen your girlfriend, it does become life and death.

If your best friend has stolen your girlfriend, it does become life and death.

The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure...

The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure...

That hunger of the flesh, that longing for ease, that terror of incarceration, that insistence...

That hunger of the flesh, that longing for ease, that terror of incarceration, that insistence...

The hierarchy of class in London was rigid. It was like a religion. It still...

The hierarchy of class in London was rigid. It was like a religion. It still...

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've never had to turn my hand to anything for monetary gain, other than pretending...

I've never had to turn my hand to anything for monetary gain, other than pretending...

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

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

In cinema, the leading player is the director.

In cinema, the leading player is the director.

I think that most actors, and they're a very strange lot actors, very strange people,...

I think that most actors, and they're a very strange lot actors, very strange people,...

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 the cinema you like has more to do with silence, and the theater...

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

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

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