Ralph Fiennes

Ralph Fiennes
Ralph Nathaniel Twisleton-Wykeham-Fiennesis an English actor. A noted Shakespeare interpreter, he first achieved success onstage at the Royal National Theatre...
NationalityBritish
ProfessionMovie Actor
Date of Birth22 December 1962
CityIpswich, England
book character addiction
I admire the world of the books and the characters that she's created, but I'm not an addict of Harry Potter. I don't feel possessive about it.
humanitarian impulse wells
There is a humanitarian impulse that one aspires to and there are days when one doesn't do it very well.
challenges world fantasy
There's a challenge to playing these fantasy figures because they are fantasy figures. You have to enter into this sort of imaginative world of the writer.
character trying acting
So much of movie acting is in the lighting. And in loving your characters. I try to know them, and with that intimacy comes love. And now, I love Voldemort.
real feelings littles
Little moments can have a feeling and a texture that is very real.
beautiful people kilimanjaro
I went out to Mount Kilimanjaro, which I thought was very beautiful, but there were a lot of people there.
patterns habit very-good
I'm not very good at being domesticated. I've tried. The domestic life I find claustrophobic - the rituals and habits and patterns.
kenya film infrastructure
Kenya doesn't have much of an infrastructure for hosting a film.
book want film
Most films are rooted in a book or a comic strip, but I don't go out there saying I want to do adaptations.
potters brilliant fantastic
The sets were fantastic. The Harry Potter sets are brilliant. You do get transported for a second.
may actors belief
I don't feel particularly comfortable about actors using whatever power they may have to push their beliefs, unless they're extremely well informed.
real problem dread
You dread that there will be real problems during filming.
villain feels
I don't feel I'm playing villains all the time.
evil distillation meant-to-be
You're meant to be playing the distillation of evil, which can be anything.