Somewhere in your career, your work changes. It becomes less anal, less careful and more spontaneous, more to do with the information that your soul carries.

Quote by Ben Kingsley

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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.

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.

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 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...

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 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...

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...

I do remember, as a child, that I always imagined, when I was maybe 6...

I do remember, as a child, that I always imagined, when I was maybe 6...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

I just loved playing a man who was unafraid of making an idiot of himself...

I just loved playing a man who was unafraid of making an idiot of himself...

In cinema, the leading player is the director.

In cinema, the leading player is the director.

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...

There's so much crap talked about acting.

There's so much crap talked about acting.

I think that various styles and methods and approaches are an invention of people who...

I think that various styles and methods and approaches are an invention of people who...

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 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...