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" 'Jack Ryan' is a very fast-paced, very contemporary, very action-driven thriller. "

Kenneth Branagh

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" One of the things that makes Hamlet unique among Shakespeare's characters is his courage to face up to the darker elements of his personality. "

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" I'm by no means an opera buff. "

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" My experience of great storytelling, working with classics, is just finding a way to present it simply but let the story do its own work, or be an invite to the audience's imagination. "

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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 don't know that there is too far, actually. I think there's only too bad. If it's bad you've gone too far. "

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

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" I've lived a lot of my life in London, so I often feel that I am a Londoner. "

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" Carrying a movie is both a great privilege, it's a great opportunity, but it can be a great pressure, and sometimes that can make people behave very oddly. "

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" My dad, for the first 15 years of my career, on every visit he made to a play or a film set, would find the oldest person on set and say, 'Do you think my son has a future?' "

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

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" Life is surreal and beautiful. "

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" I saw Derek Jacobi play Hamlet when I was 17, and he directed me as Hamlet when I was 27, and I directed him as Claudius in 'Hamlet' when I was 35, and I'm hoping we meet again in some other production of Hamlet before we both toddle off. "

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" In 'Henry V,' the story of the assumption of true and responsible leadership by Henry I think is hard-won. He has to lose friends; he has to risk his life. "

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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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" I'm a devotee of Stephen Sondheim. I think he's a genius. "

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" 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. "

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" In the case of 'Jack Ryan,' it was a huge collaboration, and I enjoyed it very much, and most of all, I want the audience to enjoy it, too. I want them to feel immersed in this world. "

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" I like to cast actors I admire, one's that are talented. Each one will bring something new to the part. This play has been done thousands of times and now certain characters are too familiar. "

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" I think A Midsummer Night's Dream would be terrific because of the transformations that occur. Or The Tempest, things like that. Extraordinary larger than life or supernatural element. "

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" In any given project, there are a few moments where there is the usual disappointment, as it were, when you look in the mirror, and you realize you're not 23 and looking like Brad Pitt. "

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" What you want is the opportunity to work and an audience. Prizes after that are just a great big bonus. "

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" I'm always interested in contemporary fiction. "

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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. "

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" Actors are the best and the worst of people. They're like kids. When they're good, they're very very good. When they're bad they're very very naughty. "

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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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" I'm basically quite a cheerful person. "

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" So many plays with magic in them that would be a terrific invitation to an imaginative animation team. "

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" I'm just a normal working class boy from Belfast. "

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