I Was Fortunate As A Young Actor,

You Can Throw Away The Privilege Of Acting, But That Would Be Such A Shame. The Tribe Has Elected You To Tell Its Story. You Are The Shaman/healer, That's What The Storyteller Is, And I Think It's Important For Actors To Appreciate That. Too Often Actors Think It's All About Them, When In Reality It's All About The Audience Being Able To Recognize Themselves In You. The More You Pull Away From The Public, The Less Power You Have On Screen.

When I Choose A Role It's Either Because I Recognise The Man, Or That I'm Very Curious To Know Him. If I Neither Recognise Nor Know Him, Then It Is Better That I Don't Play Him.

Equal Partners Aren't Always What We Envision As Being Manifestly Equal. Equality Can Come In Many Different Shapes And Sizes And Combinations.

In England, It's Now Sir Ben. Mister Has Just Disappeared. It's Not Even On My Passport Anymore. They've Taken Mister Away From Me.

I'm Open To Any Project, But My Joyful Projects Are Those Through Which I Can Say Something And Through Which I Can Speak To The An Audience Of People In The World, And I Can Be That Vehicle Through Which Something Can Be Said, I Find That Entirely Thrilling And Joyful.