“I think that Shakespeare had his male side and his female side extremely well developed. And this was a great quality of the Elizabethan, all-around Renaissance man. They were not afraid of their male side and their female side co-existing. This somewhere along the line got lost. And then it got misunderstood.” ThinkingMenWellsLostSidesLinesQualityFemaleMalesNot AfraidMisunderstoodRenaissanceGreat QualitiesRenaissance ManElizabethan 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
“If it's a really well written villain, he probably has more layers than the archetypal good person. So that would be very attractive to an actor. No one chooses to be a villain; it's usually a reaction to something else.” IfsWellsPersonsWould BeActorsWrittenReactionsAttractiveVillainLayersGood PersonWell Written Author:Ben Kingsley
“I do believe female directors, as well as our female writer, can bring out male vulnerability that some men can't because they can't face it.” MenBelieveWellsFacesDirectorsFemaleMalesVulnerabilityFemale Writers Author:Ben Kingsley
“There is so much to do on a film set. It is an extraordinarily invigorating and wonderful place to be, when things are running well.” WellsRunningFilmWonderfulFilm SetInvigoratingWonderful Places Author:Ben Kingsley
“The camera does not like acting. The camera is only interested in filming behaviour. So you damn well learn your lines until you know them inside out, while standing on your head!” KnowsWellsDoeLinesActingStandingCamerasDamnBehaviour Author:Ben Kingsley
