Ralph Fiennes Quotes

I respond to a part just intuitively when I read a script.

There is a tension in relationships between wanting to return to the womb, but also wanting to be free. Because sometimes the woman's attentions can be overly maternal, and you want to go, 'Ahhhh!'

You're meant to be playing the distillation of evil, which can be anything.

I have grown up loving Shakespeare.

And although I've been very fortunate in the film work that's come my way, I need to get back to the stage. If I'm away for a maximum of two years, I feel something's wrong.

The tensions between authority and the people need to be heard, especially when they are suffering and they can't eat.

Awards are like applause, and every actor likes to hear applause.

I'm not very good at being domesticated. I've tried. The domestic life I find claustrophobic - the rituals and habits and patterns.

I loved doing Harry Potter. I had a great time on that. And I think it's good to have a mix. I think you're learning all the time.

We are now living in a jungle where the strong eats the weak,we are not better than the Arabs to despise them.

You dread that there will be real problems during filming.

Within the process of filming, unexpected situations occur.

I'm more relaxed about how the editing process will create a performance and that, in a way, gives me a sense of freedom.

When you get into the edit you'll understand what making a film is. You'll see all the things you missed and all the possibilities you have from what you shot.