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" I think in the wake of the domination of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, everyone is now looking for a grand plan. "

Kenneth Branagh

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

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" The elasticity of Shakespeare is extraordinary. "

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" You go to the airport and look at the bookstand, and you feel the titles are similar, the covers are similar, and you wonder how they can be different. "

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

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" It's quite hard for people to just accept that they're very contradictory. "

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" I am very much looking forward to new adventures - including, I hope, Broadway - sooner rather than later. "

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Looking Forward

" The best actors, I think, have a childlike quality. They have a sort of an ability to lose themselves. There's still some silliness. "

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" I was studying at the Royal Academy of Arts, and I was playing the role of Dr. Ivan Chebutikin in Chekov's 'Three Sisters.' I was about 50 years too young for the part. "

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" There is some mysterious thing that goes on whereby, in the process of playing Shakespeare continuously, actors are surprised by the way the language actually acts on them. "

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" You can't live in nostalgia-land. "

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" I went to Moscow and met some slightly powerful and scary people. "

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" I suppose, at 50, you value things in a different way. So you value connections, you value your friendships, you value your health, and you are much more aware of time passing. "

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" I remember the first book I bought, when I was about 11... Dad said, 'What have you got that for? What are libraries for?' "

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" At the end of every stage performance, the audience all applaud me for doing my job, but I have friends who work in offices who don't get that. "

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" I think that short films often contain an originality, a creative freedom, an energy and an invention that is inspiring and entertaining. I think they are, as Shakespeare put it, a good deed in a naughty world. "

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" Music and language are a vital element. We, as actors and directors, offer it to people who want to experience it. Sometimes the actual meaning is less important than the words themselves. "

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" I read the final Wallander novel, 'The Troubled Man,' not long after it was published. "

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" For what it's worth, I enjoy 'Dexter,' 'Modern Family,' 'True Blood' and 'Breaking Bad.' I've enjoyed the wonderful 'The Pacific.' "

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" For a nanosecond in the pre-Internet pre-digital age, I was a hot young actor, in the sense of popular, and then it passed. "

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" 'Frankenstein' feels like an ancient tale, the kind of traditional story that appears in many other forms. "

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" I was a big admirer of F.D.R. He saved Britain. "

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" Even in the case of a god, audiences - paradoxically - enjoy recognizing the human traits. "

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" I don't think Hamlet is mad, nor is he predisposed to be a gloomy or tragic figure. "

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" Sir Derek Jacobi has been an inspiration to so many actors and audiences throughout his brilliant career. To see him in Shakespeare is an event in itself. "

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

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" 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. "

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" I am a long-time hide-behind-the-sofa-in-the-early-Doctor Who-in-the-1960s fan. "

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" A brother who is unhappy is a dangerous relative to have. "

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