197 Quotes by Kenneth Branagh

The best actors, I think, have a childlike quality. They have a sort of an ability to lose themselves. There’s still some silliness.

I’m just a foul-mouthed Brit.

I wanted to have a place and a space, and a building, in which to create a season of work I am here because the idea of a theatrical home is very appealing to me.

Sometimes it comes out in what I call tricksy behavior. That’s not always easy to deal with, but it’s fascinating. The key thing is to make sure that somebody’s tricks don’t trip up somebody else.

Even when a film is finished, when I direct a film, sometimes it’s a dark profession, but it requires a peculiar form of courage that I admire.

When I’m acting, I’m in the director’s hands. I’m very happy to be. I like to be focused on what I’m doing.

If you’ve been to Moscow, it’s a really exciting and great city, but it still feels like you should be a little careful about which way you’re going to step.

It doesn’t mean old or younger. I’ve learned a lot from people much younger than me as well as people much older than me. So I think it’s about honesty and generosity.

I don’t feel in a kind of race or competition with him or anybody else, because that kind of reactive thing isn’t good, or isn’t useful for natural creative instincts.