I think having a dispassionate eye is a good way of making art. When you don't know the structures of a place, you are unencumbered. Rory Kinnear artdispassionateeye Change image and share on social
If you lose a parent, no matter at what age, every five or 10 years you have a different way of missing them and a different way of getting on with your life. Rory Kinnear agelifelose Change image and share on social
I'm glad to have shown myself able to do other things rather than people thinking, 'Oh, he'll just do the same as his dad.' Dad was a brilliant actor, but it just so happened he was five foot five and a half, fat and bald. Rory Kinnear actorbaldbrilliant share on social
If you look at a painting that you love by one of the great masters, every time you go back to it, you see something different - a different attitude or brushstroke. 'Hamlet' is like an entire gallery of old masters. Rory Kinnear attitudebackbrushstroke share on social
It's quite easy for schisms to develop in societies, in villages, cities or countries. Rory Kinnear citycountrydevelop Change image and share on social
For a while, I dallied with the idea of the law - I didn't really know what it was, but I thought it sounded sensible. And as a child, I wanted to be a goalkeeper. Or a butcher. Rory Kinnear butcherchilddally Change image and share on social
Without being overtly political about it, if people with severe disabilities are calculated in societal terms purely as a monetised unit, in terms of how much they cost in terms of care, you lose an important sense of who they are and the effect they have. Rory Kinnear calculatecarecost share on social
Drama aids self-discovery like nothing else. In removing it from our schools, we remove the inestimable benefits of it from our society. No amount of studying oxbow lakes was ever going to help me emotionally through the death of my father. Rory Kinnear aidamountbenefit share on social
When I was about 12, I spent the summer writing four plays on my dad's old typewriter for a school play competition. And I wrote little comic bits at secondary school and at university. Rory Kinnear bitcomiccompetition Change image and share on social
Because my dad died when I was young, and I have a severely disabled sister, I couldn't really push the envelope at home. Rory Kinnear daddiedisable Change image and share on social