“I never went to drama school. I went straight into the theater. We had the most extraordinary voice teacher. I worked with her when I was starting out in my career. How to place my voice from a very relaxed position was all wonderfully reminiscent of going back to the basics. But I always like to do that with any role that I do, to dismantle it and put it all back together again.” SchoolTogetherVoiceCareersRolesTeacherPositionDramaTheaterExtraordinaryStartingRelaxedBack TogetherBasicsStarting OutTogether AgainBack Together Again Author:Ben Kingsley
“Shakespeare villains were extraordinary. Macbeth, Iago, Richard III... They're so richly layered that a British actor would find it almost impossible to create a two-dimensional villain, if he's explored in his early years or continues to explore his Shakespearean heritage. You can almost not judge them, if they're played really well.” IfsYearsWellsTwoActorsImpossibleJudgingExtraordinaryBritishHeritageVillain Author:Ben Kingsley
“I've met quite a number of people in my career, but I do have an extraordinary memory. And even though they may drift into the periphery of my memory, I can bring them right back when I need them.” PeopleNeedsMayI CanMemoriesNumbersCareersMetsExtraordinaryBack WhenPeriphery Author:Ben Kingsley
“My wife and I have now founded Lavender Pictures. If one has one's own company, there are very few surprises, but there's still the actual thrill of trying to get these projects off the ground. We're meeting with some measure of success. Always, now and at any stage of my career, I'm open to ambush, but there have been the most extraordinary set of coincidences, which continues through my journey, and I find it thrilling. Often, out of left field and quite randomly, comes a project and I think, "My god, there you are!" It's quite beautiful, really.” ThinkingTryingBeautifulWifeJourneyMeetingsSurpriseExtraordinaryMy WifeCoincidenceMeasure Of Success Author:Ben Kingsley
“I think I'm more bonded, emotionally and in a craft sense, to films that tell extraordinary stories about extraordinary destinies.” ThinkingStoriesFilmDestinyExtraordinaryCrafts Author: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.” ThinkingTryingChildrenLosesOur LivesExtraordinary Author:Ben Kingsley
