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Ben Whishaw Biography

Benjamin John Whishaw (born 14 October 1980) is an English actor. He has played on stage Hamlet; on television Nathan Barley, Criminal Justice, The Hour, and London Spy; and film roles including Perfume: The Story of a Murderer (2006), I'm Not There (2007), Bright Star (2009), Brideshead Revisited (2008), Cloud Atlas (2012), The Lobster (2015), Suffragette (2015), and The Danish Girl (2015). He played Q in the James Bond films Skyfall (2012) and Spectre (2015). He voiced Paddington Bear in Paddington (2014) and Paddington 2 (2017).

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The thing about acting is that it's fairly random. At the end of the day you take what drifts past you or what's given to you.

Acting, Drifts, Past, Take, The End Of The Day, Thing

I used to collect knick-knacks, like wizards, trolls and little buddhas, and arrange them like precious things on a shelf.

Knack, Like, Littles, Used, Wizards

I think being very thin has had a lot to do with how I've been cast.

Cast, Casts, Thin, Think, Thinking

For me, it's important to keep a level of anonymity.

Anonymity, Important, Keep, Level, Levels

In film, I find it very useful always to do some preparation before you start rehearsals or start shooting, because there's so much that's against you on a film set.

Against, Preparation, Rehearsal, Set, Shooting, Start

I'd like to have a go at directing.

Directing, Like

It's fun to pretend you're good at something you know you wouldn't be good at in real life.

Be Good, Fun, Know, Life, Real

When you have a character to work with, you carry them around in a strange way - they make you look at the world in a different way.

Character, Different, Looks, Make, Way

I've gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.

Gone, Regimes, System, Workout

I find it weird that people want to know about you.

Know, Knows, People, Want, Weird

The criminal justice system, like any system designed by human beings, clearly has its flaws.

Clearly, Criminals, Designed, Flaws, Justice

Dustin Hoffman takes such pleasure in what he does and there's nothing tense about him. He exudes joy and passion for what he's doing and that infects everyone. It certainly put me at ease coming to work with him every day. I felt his confidence and freedom rubbed off. He doesn't censor himself or stop an idea because he thinks it might be wrong.

Censor, Coming, Joy, Passion, Pleasure, Thinking

Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.

Explore, Filmmaker, Filmmakers, Human Nature, Stories, Thing

I think the sensation of being moved by a piece of art is something that is really good for a person's soul.

Art, Good, Soul, Think, Thinking

I'm not tortured and neurasthenic - I'm really not.

Neurasthenic, Tortured

I love the characters I've had the opportunity to play.

Character, Characters, Love, Opportunity, Play

Keats himself spoke about how Shakespeare was capable of erasing himself completely from the characters he had created. As an actor, that is what I'm trying to do.

Actor, Actors, Character, Keats, Spoke, Trying

When I finished my A-levels, I assumed I'd be able to get work as an actor. But I couldn't. I didn't get an audition. Nothing. So I thought I'd better train and then the parts would come.

Able, Actors, Audition, Come, Levels, Work

I don't have any ambition to make lots of money or win an Oscar or anything like that. It's not about that for me.

Ambition, Like, Make, Oscars, Win, Winning

I don’t think that actors are necessarily any more uncomfortable in their skin than anyone else. I suppose I feel more comfortable in my skin now, but you’re always playing a character, aren’t you? You tell different versions of yourself to different people and vice versa. Here, or in the photo shoot or wherever, it’s a representation of you. It’s not you-you. That’s how you get through it.

Character, People, Thinking, Versions, Vice

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