“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.”
Kenneth Branagh“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.”
Kenneth Branagh“Shakespeare is rhythmic; he is musical in the sense that he likes poetry, and he's musical because he constantly refers to settings where there's singing and dancing.”
Kenneth Branagh“My definition of success is control.”
Kenneth Branagh“Lighten up, just enjoy life, smile more, laugh more, and don't get so worked up about things.”
Kenneth Branagh“To look out of a car in Scania, you see a painting on the horizontal - one windmill, one tiny farmhouse, acres of beet or grass.”
Kenneth Branagh“Friendship is one of the most tangible things in a world which offers fewer and fewer supports.”
Kenneth Branagh“My experience of great storytelling, working with classics, is just finding a way to present it simply but let the story do its own work, or be an invite to the audience's imagination.”
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“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.”
Kenneth Branagh“Variety is very, very good. Going from medium to medium, if you get the chance to do it, from theater to television to film, which are all distinctly different, keeps me sharp. What works in one doesn't work in the other, and you have to be looking for the truth of the performance, whatever way that medium might demand.”
Kenneth Branagh