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

Kenneth Branagh

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" Variety is very, very good. Going from medium to medium, if you get the chance to do it, from theater to television to film, which are all distinctly different, keeps me sharp. "

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" I come from the theatre; my bones are in the theatre. It's as natural as breathing to want to be in the theatre. "

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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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" My definition of success is control. "

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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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" I choose to be inspired by things that have been done well in the past. So, I don't worry about being compared, because I think that does paralyze you. "

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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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" I loved 'Kundun.' "

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

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

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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. "

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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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" Life is about making plans from which you deviate, almost always. If you are lucky, you do come up with a plan. "

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" 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. "

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" I think the best actors are the most generous, the kindest, the greatest people and at their worst they are vain, greedy and insecure. "

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

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

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

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" The director needs to be in command on set because everything crumbles if that's not the case. "

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" A creative and artistic home is what I've been looking for in the theatre. "

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" I went to a comprehensive school and didn't go to university. "

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" The elasticity of Shakespeare is extraordinary. "

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" I suppose that was my first bit of acting, the acquisition of an English accent. It was really just an attempt to be understood. "

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" There are some amazing stories from all over this country, where people's work and contribution has been acknowledged. To be part of that is an absolutely fantastic feeling. "

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" In the course of my lifetime, that world went from violence to a kind of peace. "

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

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