Actors use who they are to be someone else, but I would hate to ever think I'm playing myself. It's imagining being someone else that is the key motivating thing for me. So when people want to know about me, it makes me a bit unnerved. Ralph Fiennes actorbitehate share on social
I guess I'd love to be surprised by something I had never thought of. Ralph Fiennes guesslovesurprise Change image and share on social
I think Shakespeare is like a dialect. If I heard a broad Scots accent, I'd probably struggle at first but then I'd start to look for words I recognise and I'd get the gist. I think Shakespeare is like that. Ralph Fiennes accentbroaddialect share on social
I have grown up loving Shakespeare. Ralph Fiennes growloveshakespeare Change image and share on social
Kenya doesn't have much of an infrastructure for hosting a film. Ralph Fiennes filmhostinfrastructure Change image and share on social
When she was younger, my mother was quite committed to Roman Catholicism. But she got disillusioned with it and moved closer to something like Buddhist beliefs near the end of her life. Ralph Fiennes beliefbuddhistcatholicism Change image and share on social
Most films are rooted in a book or a comic strip, but I don't go out there saying I want to do adaptations. Ralph Fiennes adaptationbookcomic Change image and share on social
There is a tension in relationships between wanting to return to the womb, but also wanting to be free. Because sometimes the woman's attentions can be overly maternal, and you want to go, 'Ahhhh!' Ralph Fiennes ahhhhattentionfree Change image and share on social
In the studio system, things are expected of a film. By the first, second, third act, there's a generic language that comes out of the more commercial system. Ralph Fiennes actcommercialexpect Change image and share on social
Within the process of filming, unexpected situations occur. Ralph Fiennes filmoccurprocess Change image and share on social
