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Kenneth Branagh Quotes

I think A Midsummer Night’s Dream would be terrific because of the transformations that occur. Or The Tempest, things like that. Extraordinary larger than life or supernatural element Picture Quote #1

My experience of great storytelling, working with classics, is just finding a way to present it simply but let the story do its own work, or be an invite to the audience’s imagination Picture Quote #1

I suppose that was my first bit of acting, the acquisition of an English accent. It was really just an attempt to be understood Picture Quote #1

I did ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ in the theater and found it to be riotously funny Picture Quote #1

I did ‘Celebrity’ by Woody Allen. I did ‘The Gingerbread Man’ with Robert Altman. These were big talents Picture Quote #1

You go to the airport and look at the bookstand, and you feel the titles are similar, the covers are similar, and you wonder how they can be different Picture Quote #1

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I’ve always loved pure, silly slapstick comedy. It always makes me laugh Picture Quote #1

In ‘Henry V,’ the story of the assumption of true and responsible leadership by Henry I think is hard-won. He has to lose friends; he has to risk his life Picture Quote #1

Jack Ryan’ is a very fast-paced, very contemporary, very action-driven thriller Picture Quote #1

I started being interested in acting when I heard the voices of Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud and Sir Alec Guinness. I’ve had the great privilege of working with Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Anthony Hopkins. These are people who inspire the work that I do Picture Quote #1

I feel more Irish than English. I feel freer than British, more visceral, with a love of language. Shot through with fire in some way. That’s why I resist being appropriated as the current repository of Shakespeare on the planet. That would mean I’m part of the English cultural elite, and I am utterly ill-fitted to be Picture Quote #1

Music and language are a vital element. We, as actors and directors, offer it to people who want to experience it. Sometimes the actual meaning is less important than the words themselves Picture Quote #1

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There are some amazing stories from all over this country, where people’s work and contribution has been acknowledged. To be part of that is an absolutely fantastic feeling Picture Quote #1

We’re self obsessed and mad and stupid - not that other people can’t be the same way - but the extremes are kind of honest in some mad way. Anyway, I like them Picture Quote #1

There is some mysterious thing that goes on whereby, in the process of playing Shakespeare continuously, actors are surprised by the way the language actually acts on them Picture Quote #1

I think A Midsummer Night’s Dream would be terrific because of the transformations that occur. Or the Tempest, things like that. Extraordinary larger than life or supernatural element Picture Quote #1

I only really cast people who are desperate to be in it - who were dying to be in it, whose talent I believed in and were dead ready to do the work that was necessary Picture Quote #1

I don’t think Hamlet is mad, nor is he predisposed to be a gloomy or tragic figure Picture Quote #1

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I do think that, for instance, we’ve been very lucky to have theatrical careers and be associated with Shakespeare which sometimes gives you a kind of bogus kudos Picture Quote #1

One of the things that makes Hamlet unique among Shakespeare’s characters is his courage to face up to the darker elements of his personality Picture Quote #1

The glory of 70mm is the sharpness of the image it offers Picture Quote #1

I’m basically quite a cheerful person Picture Quote #1

Adults are just children who earn money Picture Quote #1

If it’s good art, it’s good Picture Quote #1

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I certainly have been guilty of trying to sweep things under the carpet Picture Quote #1

My definition of success is control Picture Quote #1

I think the best actors are the most generous, the kindest, the greatest people and at their worst they are vain, greedy and insecure Picture Quote #1

In the hands of a great poet, words have ways of affecting us in ways we don’t understand Picture Quote #1

It’s quite hard for people to just accept that they’re very contradictory Picture Quote #1

It’s very strange that the people you love are often the people you’re most cruel to Picture Quote #1

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I think A Midsummer Night’s Dream would be terrific because of the transformations that occur. Or The Tempest, things like that. Extraordinary larger than life or supernatural element. (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) My experience of great storytelling, working with classics, is just finding a way to present it simply but let the story do its own work, or be an invite to the audience’s imagination. (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) I suppose that was my first bit of acting, the acquisition of an English accent. It was really just an attempt to be understood. (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) I did ‘Love’s Labour’s Lost’ in the theater and found it to be riotously funny (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) I did ‘Celebrity’ by Woody Allen. I did ‘The Gingerbread Man’ with Robert Altman. These were big talents. (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) You go to the airport and look at the bookstand, and you feel the titles are similar, the covers are similar, and you wonder how they can be different. (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) I’ve always loved pure, silly slapstick comedy. It always makes me laugh. (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) In ‘Henry V,’ the story of the assumption of true and responsible leadership by Henry I think is hard-won. He has to lose friends; he has to risk his life. (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) Jack Ryan’ is a very fast-paced, very contemporary, very action-driven thriller (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) I started being interested in acting when I heard the voices of Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud and Sir Alec Guinness. I’ve had the great privilege of working with Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Anthony Hopkins. These are people who inspire the work that I do (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) I feel more Irish than English. I feel freer than British, more visceral, with a love of language. Shot through with fire in some way. That’s why I resist being appropriated as the current repository of Shakespeare on the planet. That would mean I’m part of the English cultural elite, and I am utterly ill-fitted to be (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) Music and language are a vital element. We, as actors and directors, offer it to people who want to experience it. Sometimes the actual meaning is less important than the words themselves (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) There are some amazing stories from all over this country, where people’s work and contribution has been acknowledged. To be part of that is an absolutely fantastic feeling (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) We’re self obsessed and mad and stupid - not that other people can’t be the same way - but the extremes are kind of honest in some mad way. Anyway, I like them (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) There is some mysterious thing that goes on whereby, in the process of playing Shakespeare continuously, actors are surprised by the way the language actually acts on them (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) I think A Midsummer Night’s Dream would be terrific because of the transformations that occur. Or the Tempest, things like that. Extraordinary larger than life or supernatural element (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) I only really cast people who are desperate to be in it - who were dying to be in it, whose talent I believed in and were dead ready to do the work that was necessary (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) I don’t think Hamlet is mad, nor is he predisposed to be a gloomy or tragic figure (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) I do think that, for instance, we’ve been very lucky to have theatrical careers and be associated with Shakespeare which sometimes gives you a kind of bogus kudos (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) One of the things that makes Hamlet unique among Shakespeare’s characters is his courage to face up to the darker elements of his personality (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) The glory of 70mm is the sharpness of the image it offers (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) I’m basically quite a cheerful person (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) Adults are just children who earn money (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) If it’s good art, it’s good (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) I certainly have been guilty of trying to sweep things under the carpet (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) My definition of success is control (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) I think the best actors are the most generous, the kindest, the greatest people and at their worst they are vain, greedy and insecure (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) In the hands of a great poet, words have ways of affecting us in ways we don’t understand (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) It’s quite hard for people to just accept that they’re very contradictory (Kenneth Branagh Quotes) It’s very strange that the people you love are often the people you’re most cruel to (Kenneth Branagh Quotes)

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