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" In the course of my lifetime, that world went from violence to a kind of peace. "
Kenneth Branagh
World
Kind
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" 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.' "
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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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" I don't think Hamlet is mad, nor is he predisposed to be a gloomy or tragic figure. "
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" A creative and artistic home is what I've been looking for in the theatre. "
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" I think that Shakespeare himself raided fairy tales and chronicle writers, and he always looked to people who worked in the mythic genres, whether it was folk tales or popular novels. "
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" If you've done a brilliant version it becomes something else. "
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" I'm just a normal working class boy from Belfast. "
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" I did 'Celebrity' by Woody Allen. I did 'The Gingerbread Man' with Robert Altman. These were big talents. "
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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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" We're self obsessed and mad and stupid - not that other people can't be the same way - but the extremes are kind of honest in some mad way. Anyway, I like them. "
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" What I've found about 'Cinderella' is that what it provokes in an audience is really extraordinary. It appears to be a deceptively simple tale, but I've heard nothing but people drawing all different things out of it. "
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Simple
" I live in the English countryside, so I'm surrounded by magpies. "
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" Many of us live in dysfunctional families, and so even if it's in a fairy tale, or perhaps because it's in a fairy tale, we have a chance to look at that side of our reflected lives differently. "
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" I did not expect to be allowed to be an actor, to be allowed to eventually direct things. "
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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. "
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" It's funny to be in rooms where you were originally referred to as 'The Shakespeare Guy' and to suddenly be in the position where you're 'The Blockbuster Guy.' That's a pretty unusual turnabout, I must say. "
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" In Northern Ireland, I truly, effortlessly, knew who I was. I knew where I belonged. I felt completely and utterly secure. "
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" 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. "
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