Across all Cinderella versions it was clear that the 21st century was not very much in evidence, particularly in the character of Cinderella so it seemed, it felt actually as though it hadn't been done for quite some time, not with the kind of lushness that we could do it with, with an absolute removal of the passivity of Cinderella and finding an amusing way, a lighthearted but significant way of making her proactive and not a girl who's life is about waiting for a bloke.
Truth is like most opinions - best unexpressed. - Kenneth Branagh
Truth is like most opinions - best unexpressed.
- Kenneth Branagh
Aging is the diminishing of early fearlessness. - Kenneth Branagh
Aging is the diminishing of early fearlessness.
In the hands of a great poet, words have ways of affecting us in ways we don't understand. - Kenneth Branagh
In the hands of a great poet, words have ways of affecting us in ways we don't understand.
There is some mysterious thing that goes on whereby, in the process of playing Shakespeare continuously, actors are surprised by the way the language… - Kenneth Branagh
There is some mysterious thing that goes on whereby, in the process of playing Shakespeare continuously, actors are surprised by the way the language…
It doesn't mean old or younger. I've learned a lot from people much younger than me as well as people much older than me. So I think it's about hones… - Kenneth Branagh
It doesn't mean old or younger. I've learned a lot from people much younger than me as well as people much older than me. So I think it's about hones…
My definition of success is control. - Kenneth Branagh
My definition of success is control.
One of the things that makes Hamlet unique among Shakespeare's characters is his courage to face up to the darker elements of his personality. - Kenneth Branagh
One of the things that makes Hamlet unique among Shakespeare's characters is his courage to face up to the darker elements of his personality.
It's very strange that the people you love are often the people you're most cruel to. - Kenneth Branagh
It's very strange that the people you love are often the people you're most cruel to.
The best actors, I think, have a childlike quality. They have a sort of an ability to lose themselves. There's still some silliness. - Kenneth Branagh
The best actors, I think, have a childlike quality. They have a sort of an ability to lose themselves. There's still some silliness.
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