I started being interested in acting when I heard the voices of Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud and Sir Alec Guinness. Ive had the great privilege of working with Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Anthony Hopkins. These are people who inspire the work that I do.
Interpretation
Acting is inspired by the great voices of legendary actors.
In this quote, Kenneth Branagh expresses how the voices and performances of iconic actors like Sir Laurence Olivier, Sir John Gielgud, and Sir Alec Guinness sparked his interest in acting. He acknowledges the profound influence that such esteemed professionals have had on his career and artistry, emphasizing the idea that inspiration can come from the greats who precede us and significantly shape our creative endeavors.
In practice
This quote can be shared at an acting workshop to inspire aspiring actors.
Variety is very, very good. Going from medium to medium, if you get the chance to do it, from theater to television to film, which are all distinctly different, keeps me sharp. What works in one doesn't work in the other, and you have to be looking for the truth of the performance, whatever way that medium might demand.
Music and language are a vital element. We, as actors and directors, offer it to people who want to experience it. Sometimes the actual meaning is less important than the words themselves.
As soon as someone I don’t respect tells me I can’t do something, it just makes me want to do it even more.
I think what you're always looking for as artists is to be honest and to continue to be honestly driven by that which you are passionately engaged with. It should need not be forced.
I suppose, at 50, you value things in a different way. So you value connections, you value your friendships, you value your health, and you are much more aware of time passing.
Seek for the boldest color possible, content is irrelevant.
If each photograph steals a bit of the soul, isn't it possible that I give up pieces of mine every time I take a picture?
When you work as an actor, you've got to feel safe even in what appears to be the simplest things.
I want to make people feel things when they hear my music I want to give a song to someone who is going through a break up, I want to give a song to someone who loves someone and can't tell them. A song for someone who has just fallen in love and a song for just people who are living their lives.
The frame is the reward of the artist.
You not only have to know your own instrument, you must know the others and how to back them up at all times. That's jazz.
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