You can throw away the privilege of acting, but that would be such a shame. The tribe has elected you to tell its story. You are the shaman/healer, that's what the storyteller is, and I think it's important for actors to appreciate that. Too often actors think it's all about them, when in reality it's all about the audience being able to recognize themselves in you. The more you pull away from the public, the less power you have on screen.
I think Romeo and Juliet is uplifting. That's how much a son wishes to avenge his father. That is how much two young people can love each other. - Ben Kingsley
I think Romeo and Juliet is uplifting. That's how much a son wishes to avenge his father. That is how much two young people can love each other.
- Ben Kingsley
Equal partners aren't always what we envision as being manifestly equal. Equality can come in many different shapes and sizes and combinations. - Ben Kingsley
Equal partners aren't always what we envision as being manifestly equal. Equality can come in many different shapes and sizes and combinations.
I think the actor has a tribal role as the archetypal story teller. I think there was a time when the storyteller, the priest, the healer, were all o… - Ben Kingsley
I think the actor has a tribal role as the archetypal story teller. I think there was a time when the storyteller, the priest, the healer, were all o…
Sometimes it's right to do the wrong things and right now is one of those times. - Ben Kingsley
Sometimes it's right to do the wrong things and right now is one of those times.
You cannot learn a lesson of profound forgiveness unless you understand what it is to be wounded and forgive that which has wounded you. - Ben Kingsley
You cannot learn a lesson of profound forgiveness unless you understand what it is to be wounded and forgive that which has wounded you.
I don't want to be like the actor who rehearses everything in the bathroom, then comes to the set and carries on completely uninterrupted while the o… - Ben Kingsley
I don't want to be like the actor who rehearses everything in the bathroom, then comes to the set and carries on completely uninterrupted while the o…
But filming is good for you, because the crew isn't allowed to laugh. You can't get addicted to getting the laugh. - Ben Kingsley
But filming is good for you, because the crew isn't allowed to laugh. You can't get addicted to getting the laugh.
I love storytelling. If you strip all the bits away, what you'll find at the center is a storyteller. As I warm to my career and love it more, I have… - Ben Kingsley
I love storytelling. If you strip all the bits away, what you'll find at the center is a storyteller. As I warm to my career and love it more, I have…
I do believe female directors, as well as our female writer, can bring out male vulnerability that some men can't because they can't face it. - Ben Kingsley
I do believe female directors, as well as our female writer, can bring out male vulnerability that some men can't because they can't face it.
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