Kenneth Branagh

One of the things that makes Hamlet unique among Shakespeare's characters is his courage to face up to the darker elements of his personality. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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So many plays with magic in them that would be a terrific invitation to an imaginative animation team. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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The best actors, I think, have a childlike quality. They have a sort of an ability to lose themselves. There's still some silliness. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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The elasticity of Shakespeare is extraordinary. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

#extraordinary #shakespeare

The glory of 70mm is the sharpness of the image it offers. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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The long version of the play is actually an easier version to follow. In all of the cut versions the intense speeches are cut too close together for the audience and the actors. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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There is some mysterious thing that goes on whereby, in the process of playing Shakespeare continuously, actors are surprised by the way the language actually acts on them. ↗

— Kenneth Branagh

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