'Jack Ryan' is a very fast-paced, very contemporary, very action-driven thriller. Kenneth Branagh actioncontemporarydrive Change image and share on social
The long version of the play is actually an easier version to follow. In all of the cut versions the intense speeches are cut too close together for the audience and the actors. Kenneth Branagh actoraudienceclose Change image and share on social
In the hands of a great poet, words have ways of affecting us in ways we don't understand. Kenneth Branagh affectgreathand Change image and share on social
My experience of great storytelling, working with classics, is just finding a way to present it simply but let the story do its own work, or be an invite to the audience's imagination. Kenneth Branagh audienceclassicexperience Change image and share on social
I did not make this a long film for its own sake. I wanted to make an entertaining film and offer it out there for those who want to see it. If word of mouth suggests there is an audience out there, hopefully their cinema will show it. Kenneth Branagh audiencecinemaentertain share on social
Certainly, I'm excited by epic subjects. It doesn't particularly frighten me. Kenneth Branagh epicexcitefrighten Change image and share on social
When you cast someone like Natalie Portman, the character can't just be the love interest. Kenneth Branagh castcharacterinterest Change image and share on social
'The Painkiller' is a remarkable play. Kenneth Branagh painkillerplayremarkable Change image and share on social
I started being interested in acting when I heard the voices of Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir John Gielgud and Sir Alec Guinness. I've had the great privilege of working with Sir Derek Jacobi and Sir Anthony Hopkins. These are people who inspire the work that I do. Kenneth Branagh actalecanthony share on social