Ben Whishaw

I wish that the arts were better supported, and you can't say that enough times, but I also believe that whatever happens, artists will keep going. ”

The most amazing thing is when you find yourself watching someone in the cafe or something doing something weird. It's amazing what people do, isn't it, when you just look at them, when you take the time to look. ”

I don't think anyone can walk through the world in a state of vulnerability all the time, can they? ”

I'm really hopeless with technology - I don't even have a computer. ”

I've gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing. ”

When you have a character to work with, you carry them around in a strange way - they make you look at the world in a different way. ”

When I finished my A-levels, I assumed I'd be able to get work as an actor. But I couldn't. I didn't get an audition. Nothing. So I thought I'd better train and then the parts would come. ”

I find it really hard to say anything coherent or interesting about the work I do. ”

The thing I love about acting is that you can bring something very personal into the open and at the same time remain hidden because you're always playing a character in a story that someone else has imagined. You're always protected. ”