164 Quotes by Ben Kingsley

I have a rather naive approach, I think, to my job.

I think the cinema you like has more to do with silence, and the theater you like has more to do with language.

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.

I'm convinced that had I not changed my name, I don't think I would have had quite the same career curve that I eventually had.

I've never had to turn my hand to anything for monetary gain, other than pretending to be somebody else. I'm deeply fortunate.

Well, it's wonderful to be identified strongly with my work.

When you drop your guard in films, the acting process compensates. You get lazy and you start acting.

Hopefully, as I get older in the business, I make my choices more accurately, and I perhaps know from either the script or the first meeting that it isn't going to work.

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.