It is better for me to serve a charity as an actor or a voice, rather than at a luncheon being just a celebrity.

Quote by Ben Kingsley

Topics: Ben Kingsley Quotes

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...

There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating...

There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating...

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...

Fifteen years before I became a screen actor, I was in the theatre. A lot...

Fifteen years before I became a screen actor, I was in the theatre. A lot...

In England, it's now Sir Ben. Mister has just disappeared. It's not even on my...

In England, it's now Sir Ben. Mister has just disappeared. It's not even on my...

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

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

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...

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...

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 have never felt bereft of anything.

I have never felt bereft of anything.

Movie magic is movie magic and acting magic is acting magic.

Movie magic is movie magic and acting magic is acting magic.

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...

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.

Hopefully, as I get older in the business, I make my choices more accurately, and...

Hopefully, as I get older in the business, I make my choices more accurately, and...

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...

There's so much crap talked about acting.

There's so much crap talked about acting.

If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would...

If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would...

When Attenborough asked me to do Gandhi it was almost like stepping off one boat...

When Attenborough asked me to do Gandhi it was almost like stepping off one boat...

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...

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

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