Ben Whishaw
Ben Whishaw
Benjamin John "Ben" Whishawis an English actor. He is known for his stage role as Hamlet; his roles in the television series Nathan Barley, Criminal Justice, The Hour and London Spy; and film roles including Perfume: The Story of a Murderer, I'm Not There, Bright Star, Brideshead Revisited, Cloud Atlas, The Lobster, Suffragetteand The Danish Girl. He has also played the role of Q in the James Bond films starting with Skyfall, and was the voice of Paddington Bear in...
NationalityEnglish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth14 October 1980
CityClifton, England
The thing about acting is that it's fairly random. At the end of the day you take what drifts past you or what's given to you.
My favorite Bond films are the really early ones, the first ones in fact, like 'Dr. No' and 'From Russia with Love.'
It's fun to pretend you're good at something you know you wouldn't be good at in real life.
Filmmakers tell stories to explore human nature, which is always a flawed thing.
We are so mired in the complexity of our reactions to other people that when you come across someone who is asocial, there is a simplicity that is refreshing.
I think I have a degree of confidence, but I also have terrible insecurity, like anybody does.
I used to collect knick-knacks, like wizards, trolls and little buddhas, and arrange them like precious things on a shelf.
I think that sometimes in theater, I don't prepare much beyond going to the rehearsals.
One of the things I find very difficult about theatre is the repetition - that something can slide away from your original intentions.
I've gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.
For me, it’s important to keep a level of anonymity,
The most amazing thing is when you find yourself watching someone in the cafe or something doing something weird. It's amazing what people do, isn't it, when you just look at them, when you take the time to look.
I am a typical Libran. I tend to see two sides of everything.
I don't think I am especially interested in celebrities, but I love talking about what is going on with people and why they do what they do.