Ben Kingsley Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

Ben Kingsley quotes and sayings page 2 (80 year old actor). Here's quote # 11 through 20 out of the 53 we have for him.

“The camera does not like acting. The camera is only interested in filming behaviour. So you damn well learn your lines until you know them inside out, while standing on your head!”

“If I were to play somebody who ran a fish and chip shop, I would not work in a fish and chip shop for three months. Staring at chips is not going to help me in my performance.”

“I'm very in love with the fact that the camera is revolted by acting and loves behaviour.”

“Hamlet is an astonishing intelligence.”

“I don't honestly think people know what acting is.”

“In England, it's now Sir Ben. Mister has just disappeared. It's not even on my passport anymore. They've taken Mister away from me.”

“The hierarchy of class in London was rigid. It was like a religion. It still is to a certain extent.”

“In cinema, the leading player is the director.”

“The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure my character is the man who would say that.”

“When Attenborough asked me to do Gandhi it was almost like stepping off one boat and stepping on to another, even though both boats are going at 60 miles per hour.”