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" I only really cast people who are desperate to be in it - who were dying to be in it, whose talent I believed in and were dead ready to do the work that was necessary. "

Kenneth Branagh

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" My definition of success is control. "

" I think I do have a way of predicting - not always accurately - what is a nerve-wracking day for actors, what may be a difficult scene or a difficult moment, how small - and it may be down to one line - a thing maybe that is upsetting or undermining a performance. "

" I've always loved pure, silly slapstick comedy. It always makes me laugh. "

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" I'm involved in Northern Ireland Screen and have been for a long time, so I keep my eyes open and ears to the ground. "

" Shakespeare's always on my dance card if it can be. "

" Sometimes I used to think to myself, 'Have I lost a sense of humor?' but I don't think that I have. I think one can be as snarky and sarcastic as lots of people, but I have never found that it makes me particularly happy. "

Kenneth Branagh

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" I don't find myself so exercised by a desperation to be new. "

" If you've done a brilliant version it becomes something else. "

" I think television goes through phases, like other creative arts, where suddenly a group of people are producing exciting work all at once. "

" The elasticity of Shakespeare is extraordinary. "

" I think that music is crucially important in Shakespeare - and, clearly, was an important part of the Elizabethan theatre. And, it's always been something that was a profound element of the experience of Shakespeare that I have been drawn to - and interpreters have, as well. "

" I live in the English countryside, so I'm surrounded by magpies. "

" In the hands of a great poet, words have ways of affecting us in ways we don't understand. "

" I certainly have been guilty of trying to sweep things under the carpet. "

" Mozart had a tremendously fertile and creative ear for a catchy tune. "

" The idea of accumulating ambitions or achievements didn't get much further than wanting to do the next exciting thing. I really haven't set out with any list of achievements. "

" I have a pathetic urge at some stage in my life to be able to pull out my wallet and pull out a little card on which it would say, 'Kenneth Branagh, artistic director.' "

" Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don't get so worked up about things. "

" Certainly, I'm excited by epic subjects. It doesn't particularly frighten me. "

Kenneth Branagh

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" The records - what little we know about Shakespeare, including the records of the plays in his playhouse - were often the story of how quickly they came off if they didn't work. They had to move on. They were absolutely led by box office. "

" There's always something to think about in terms of problems that are dark and important and immediate and scary. "

" The glory of 70mm is the sharpness of the image it offers. "

" Life is surreal and beautiful. "

" A lot of the films I've done have links to other movies that I've directed in the past. "

" Shakespeare is rhythmic; he is musical in the sense that he likes poetry, and he's musical because he constantly refers to settings where there's singing and dancing. "

" I don't know that the Brits have the monopoly on being organized, but they do have a way of working with which I'm familiar. It's not necessarily the best way, but it's a way. "

" 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. "

" Being Irish, I always had this love of words. "