"The camera does not like acting. The camera is only interested in filming behaviour. So you damn well learn your lines until you know them inside out, while standing on your head!"
- Ben Kingsley
About this Quote
This quote by Ben Kingsley is a pointer to stars that the camera is not interested in their acting, but rather in their behaviour. He is highlighting the value of understanding your lines inside and out, so that your behaviour is natural and believable. He is also suggesting that stars must be so knowledgeable about their lines that they might recite them even if they were basing on their head. This is a suggestion to stars that they ought to be prepared and positive in their lines, so that their performance is believable and engaging. Kingsley's quote is a reminder that the electronic camera is not thinking about the star's efficiency, but rather in their behaviour, which actors must be prepared and confident in their lines.
This quote is written / told by Ben Kingsley somewhere between December 31, 1943 and today. He was a famous Actor from England.
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