#som

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

#been #bogus #careers #gives #i

I like to cast actors I admire, one's that are talented. Each one will bring something new to the part. This play has been done thousands of times and now certain characters are too familiar. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

#been #bring #cast #certain #characters

If you've done a brilliant version it becomes something else. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

#brilliant #done #else #something #version

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

#directors #element #experience #important #language

The best actors, I think, have a childlike quality. They have a sort of an ability to lose themselves. There's still some silliness. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

#best #childlike #i #i think #lose

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

#actually #continuously #goes #language #mysterious

I have a critical nature, in the sense that when I look at something I often look for the flaws. ↗

— Donald Fagen

#flaws #i #look #nature #often

When do you know you're insane? And when do you known you're sane? I think I treat a fine line between the two. It's a battle to function, but somehow I manage. ↗

— Siobhan Fahey

#between #do you know #fine #fine line #function

The writer, when he is also an artist, is someone who admits what others don't dare reveal. ↗

— Elia Kazan

#also #artist #dare #others #reveal

I love to sing old Motown songs to myself, or some Patti Smith Edith Piaf or Billie Holiday. That gets me in the mood for singing. ↗

— Siobhan Fahey

#billie holiday #edith #gets #holiday #i