Ben Kingsley

I think that all of us either lose touch with the child inside us or try and hold onto it because it so precious to us and it's such an extraordinary part of our lives. ”

If your best friend has stolen your girlfriend, it does become life and death. ”

In cinema, the leading player is the director. ”

But comedy I'd love to do as much as humanly possible. ”

I think that you can fall into bad habits with comedy... It's a tightrope to stay true to the character, true to the irony, and allow the irony to happen. ”

Fifteen years before I became a screen actor, I was in the theatre. A lot of my work was comedy, which I loved doing. It's harder. ”

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! ”

With narration, you have to be very accurate with your voice. It's a good exercise to do. ”

One of the greatest things drama can do, at it's best, is to redefine the words we use every day such as love, home, family, loyalty and envy. Tragedy need not be a downer. ”

All the great writers root their characters in true human behaviour. ”