Many of us live in dysfunctional families, and so even if it's in a fairy tale, or perhaps because it's in a fairy tale, we have a chance to look at that side of our reflected lives differently.
From Kenneth Branagh
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.
I don't find myself so exercised by a desperation to be new.
So many plays with magic in them that would be a terrific invitation to an imaginative animation team.
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.
I was stuck in a wheelchair playing this deranged villain. I felt this mass amount of rage at being so confined. I thought, 'What can I do that is the direct opposite of this situation?' The only thing I could think of was that I could sing and dance.
The best actors, I think, have a childlike quality. They have a sort of an ability to lose themselves. There's still some silliness.
'Frankenstein' feels like an ancient tale, the kind of traditional story that appears in many other forms.
I don't think Hamlet is mad, nor is he predisposed to be a gloomy or tragic figure.
I think that short films often contain an originality, a creative freedom, an energy and an invention that is inspiring and entertaining. I think they are, as Shakespeare put it, a good deed in a naughty world.
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