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 actactorcontinuously Change image and share on social
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 airportbookstandcover Change image and share on social
I only got 'War and Peace' on the third attempt. Kenneth Branagh attemptpeacewar Change image and share on social
I did 'Celebrity' by Woody Allen. I did 'The Gingerbread Man' with Robert Altman. These were big talents. Kenneth Branagh allenaltmanbig Change image and share on social
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 appropriatebritishcultural share on social
The elasticity of Shakespeare is extraordinary. Kenneth Branagh elasticityextraordinaryshakespeare Change image and share on social
A lot of the films I've done have links to other movies that I've directed in the past. Kenneth Branagh directfilmhave Change image and share on social
I think that Shakespeare himself raided fairy tales and chronicle writers, and he always looked to people who worked in the mythic genres, whether it was folk tales or popular novels. Kenneth Branagh chroniclefairyfolk Change image and share on social
I live in the English countryside, so I'm surrounded by magpies. Kenneth Branagh countrysideenglishlive Change image and share on social
Being Irish, I always had this love of words. Kenneth Branagh irishloveword Change image and share on social