Ben Kingsley Quotes

Hamlet is an astonishing intelligence.

Ben Kingsley

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• I'm not saying that Sam J. Jones was Flash Gordon - there's no such thing. No actor can be the person, that's a bunch of crap. People pay to see an actor be himself, whether he plays Hamlet or whatever.

  

  Sam J. Jones
  • People
  • Actor
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• If you were to ask everyone what 'Hamlet' was about, they might say, "It's about a prince, and he says, 'To be or not to be.'"

  

  Orlando Bloom
  • You
  • Say
  • Prince

• Shakespeare's 'Othello' was inspired by Cinthio's 'A Moorish Captain'; his 'Hamlet' came from Saxo Grammaticus's 'Amleth.'

  

  Malorie Blackman
  • Inspired
  • Hamlet
  • Captain

• No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be;Am an attendant lord, one that will doTo swell a progress, start a scene or two,Advise the prince; no doubt, an easy tool,Deferential, glad to be of use,Politic, cautious, and meticulous;Full of high sentence, but a bit obtuse;At times, indeed, almost ridiculous - Almost, at times, the Fool.

  

  T. S. Eliot
  • High
  • Doubt
  • Progress

• Lysistrata: O women, if we would compel the men to bow to Peace, ... We must refrain from every depth of love.... Why do you turn your backs? Where are you going? Why do you bite your lips and shake your heads? Why are your faces blanched? Why do you weep? (tr. Lindsay 1925, Perseus)

  

  Aristophanes
  • Men
  • Women
  • Why

• With me and Kurt, it was either Bonnie and Clyde, Sid and Nancy, or mommy. That's where it got at the end, but the rest of the time it was equal. The equality was based on Bonnie and Clyde, which is fucking goddamn fun. And Romeo and Juliet. But it was also Hamlet and Hamlet. Not Hamlet and Ophelia. These two fucking Hamlets sitting around.

  

  Courtney Love
  • Time
  • Fun
  • Rest

• In opera, as with any performing art, to be in great demand and to command high fees you must be good of course, but you must also be famous. The two are different things.

  

  Luciano Pavarotti
  • Good
  • Great
  • Different

• Few areas which are not publicly owned can boast as many footpaths as the Cuckmere Valley. For a short walk, a footbridge across the river leads back to the little hamlet of Milton Street, where another classic local pub, the Sussex Ox, provides an admirable lunch.

  

  David Hewson
  • River
  • Hamlet

• Hamlet is a little daunting.

  

  Kyle MacLachlan
  • Hamlet

• I'm on the list that I thought I'd never be on. I'm not sitting here thinking, 'God, I might get this part' or 'is it too late for me to play Hamlet?' It's really about: who do I get to work with? There's so many people on that list.

  

  Joel Edgerton
  • People
  • Work
  • God

• You take on what's right in front of you. You want to do the best you can with the opportunities that you have.

  

  Don Shula

• I have never wanted to check out the family folklore that we could be traced back to a dominie at the hamlet of Balquhidder in the Scottish highlands.

  

  James Black
  • Family
  • Hamlet

• 'Hamlet' is so modern; 'Coriolanus' is utterly alien to our consciousness, and that makes it difficult for us.

  

  David Farr
  • Alien
  • Hamlet

• 'Hamlet' is a play of many strange parts, with ghosts and players, politicians and clowns.

  

  David Farr
  • Hamlet

• There are awful things that happen, dreams get crushed, you build yourself back up again, and then there are, hopefully, incredible partners in misery that say, 'Let me help you. I've been there before.'

  

  Lauren Ashley Carter
  • Up
  • Help

• If I ever play Hamlet, it'll be in a dress!

  

  Matt Lucas
  • Hamlet

• I've always wanted to give 'Hamlet' a shot. It's the big one, you know. I haven't done Shakespeare professionally, so I think it would be terrifying.

  

  Brian d'Arcy James
  • Done
  • Hamlet

• If you look at it, 'The Lion King' is very similar to 'Hamlet.'

  

  Kelly Asbury
  • King
  • Lion
  • Hamlet

• I'm just an entertainer. All I want to be is funny. I never aspired to play Hamlet.

  

  Danny Kaye
  • Funny
  • Hamlet

• Trust men and they will be true to you; treat them greatly and they will show themselves great.

  

  Ralph Waldo Emerson
  • Great
  • Men
  • True

• 'Don't come crying to me if your homes are attacked. You will reap what you sow'.

  

  Ian Paisley
  • Crying

• I didn't watch cartoons, I was too busy playing football.

  

  Alan Shearer
  • Football

• You can see there's still a lot of decisions to be made.

  

  Dennis Hastert
  • Decisions

• Hamlet is an astonishing intelligence.

  

  Ben Kingsley
  • Hamlet