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Ben Kingsley Quotes

As an actor there's no autonomy, unless you're prepared to risk the possibility of starving.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: actor
Nationality: english
Birth: December 31, 1943

Topics

You Actor Risk Autonomy Prepared

I broke my ring finger in a trampoline accident.

Ring Finger Accident Broke

I eat in a strange way, but I enjoy it. Everything became well when I finally understood that I enjoy being hungry. Normally, I only eat in the evening.

Evening Enjoy Strange Way Eat Well

I'd seen my father. He was a poor man, and I watched him do astonishing things.

Father Man Poor Him Poor Man Things

I went to a grim Victorian school with classes of 40 or 50 children. It was a very rigid and unimaginative education, but it did teach us the three Rs.

Education Children School Three Us

I have a British voice and a rather formal one at that, having been brought up in post-WWII Britain. My voice is perfectly suited to the sort of book I write, I think. It would not fit a contemporary, besides which I do not know enough about the contemporary world to write convincingly or comfortably about it!

World Book Voice Think Enough Know

I used to read about people who'd say, 'I dream my books, and then I write them down.' And I was like, 'Oh, please.'

People Dream Down Say Write Used

Chaos does not mean total disorder. Chaos means a multiplicity of possibilities. Chaos is from the ancient Greek words that means a thing that is birthed from the void. And it was about that which is possible, not about disorder.

Words Chaos Possibilities Possible

It confuses me and disappoints me when somebody says, 'What does he do? What does he do?' My records are some of the biggest anthems ever. What do you think, they magically just appear? Obama walked out to my record.

Me Think You Out Just Records

The opportunity to be bizarre - I am bizarre, aren't I? - is just so wonderful, isn't it?

Opportunity I Am Wonderful Just Am

Under no condition can you teach curiosity.

Curiosity You Teach Condition

I'm not a vindictive person. But I do want to shine a light on human frailty and heroism in equal measure.

Light Shine Measure Person Want

I think that you can sort of have your own personal journey and you know, you can just kind of apply that to whatever characters you're playing.

Journey Think You Know Personal Own

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