Ben Kingsley

I do remember, as a child, that I always imagined, when I was maybe 6 or 7, my fantasy was that everywhere I went I was being followed by an invisible film crew. ”

It is better for me to serve a charity as an actor or a voice, rather than at a luncheon being just a celebrity. ”

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

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

I was fortunate as a young actor, to go straight to the RSC, where I learned that being an actor can bring with it wonderful responsibilities. ”

That hunger of the flesh, that longing for ease, that terror of incarceration, that insistence on tribal honour being obeyed: all of that exists, and it exists everywhere. ”

There's so much crap talked about acting. ”

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. ”

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

I just loved playing a man who was unafraid of making an idiot of himself in the process of falling in love. I found that admirable. ”