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 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
I get antsy if a year goes by without doing a play. I don't go to the gym, so this is my way of trying to live longer. Rory Kinnear antsygymlive 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
In some ways, I've been left with this great 'idolic' image of my father, but there's a sense of absence, too. You miss his advice and, also, his getting to know the person I have become. Rory Kinnear absenceadvicefather 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
There are a lot of actors out there who are able to engage with something in themselves which isn't necessarily their brain. But personally I find it very intellectually satisfying: doing your research and then burrowing as deeply into character as you can. I'm a naturally inquisitive person, too, and acting does feed into that. Rory Kinnear actactorbrain 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
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