Kenneth Branagh

I don't think Hamlet is mad, nor is he predisposed to be a gloomy or tragic figure. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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I like to cast actors I admire, one's that are talented. Each one will bring something new to the part. This play has been done thousands of times and now certain characters are too familiar. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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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. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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I think A Midsummer Night's Dream would be terrific because of the transformations that occur. Or The Tempest, things like that. Extraordinary larger than life or supernatural element. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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I'm basically quite a cheerful person. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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If it's good art, it's good. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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

— Kenneth Branagh

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

— Kenneth Branagh

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It's very strange that the people you love are often the people you're most cruel to. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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Music and language are a vital element. We, as actors and directors, offer it to people who want to experience it. Sometimes the actual meaning is less important than the words themselves. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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