That hunger of the flesh, that longing for ease, that terror of incarceration, that insistence on tribal honour being obeyed: all of that exists, and it exists everywhere.

Quote by Ben Kingsley

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

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

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 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...

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...

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 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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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,...

I have never felt bereft of anything.

I have never felt bereft of anything.

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.

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 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 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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...