“Shock is shock. Your body goes into shock, regardless of it being real blood or fake blood. The mind sends powerful messages to all the various glands and secretions in the body. It's impossible trying to act it; it just happens. It's a very important question: no acting.” TryingMindImportantRealBodyHappensPowerfulActingImpossibleBloodMessagesVariousYour BodyFakeShockBeing RealImportant QuestionsGlands 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 always try to find something I admire about every character I play.” TryingPlayCharacterAdmire Author:Ben Kingsley
“I try and reduce myself to an almost blank slate and hope to God that I am creative.” TryingCreativityCreativeBlankSlateBlank Slates Author:Ben Kingsley
“You need particular note or rhythm in the symphony to be that minor key, or that sharp key or major chord. In musical terms, I try to hit the right note. But not alter the score of the music, just emphasize the note correctly.” TryingTermMusicalRhythm Author:Ben Kingsley
“I don't do anything that would ever come across as advice or suggestion, but it's just part of a debate. Like, "I would like to try this," or "Let me do another one with more stillness, let me emphasize that." Rather than "I think you should emphasize this, I think" - you know, I don't impose choices.” ThinkingTryingChoicesAdviceLet MeDebateStillness 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
“I think that various styles and methods and approaches are an invention of people who don't understand the process of acting and who try very hard to label things.” PeopleThinkingTryingHardProcessActingStyleApproachMethodVariousInventionLabels Author:Ben Kingsley
“The trick is to try and justify every word on the page and make sure my character is the man who would say that.” MenTryingCharacterHe ManPagesTricksJustify Author:Ben Kingsley
