Kenneth Branagh Quotes

The boldest stroke and best act of friendship is not to disclose our own failings to a friend, but to show him his own.

The problem is most people in the world can't take criticism.

Tis a great confidence in a friend to tell him your faults; greater to tell him his.

Only those who have never known fear are allowed to think less of others for being afraid. Frankly, I think anyone who has never been afraid of anything in their entire life is either a liar or lacks imagination.

Real men know how to listen, and real men know how to be honest.

The only players I hurt with my words are the ones who have an inflated opinion of their ability. I can't worry about that.

Crankiness is a human attribute that, when people walk in the door of Xerox, they remain human. The best way to get the best out of people is to not force them to be something other than they naturally are. Now what do they have to be? They have to be respectful. You can't be ridiculously disrespectful.

I usually tell people upfront what to expect, and that I really want their feedback and their ideas, and if they think I've got a hair out of place or food stuck in my teeth, gosh, I want to know that.

People take things too personally - I don't. If someone says something about me, I let it go. But unfortunately, everyone isn't like that. So I'm trying to be more diplomatic - but people always want a headline from me!

I'm someone, the same as my girlfriends, when they say what do you think about this, I don't always say they look fabulous. I say what I think.

I taught myself to tune in to another person's wavelength, figure out what they were looking for, and try to project that thing back at them.

The main thing in acting is honesty, to feel the humanity and get to the essence of the character. You can't put anything into a character that you haven't got within you.

People won't have time for you if you are always angry or complaining.

I'm sensitive, you know, about some things, and as some of my partners could attest to, incredibly insensitive.

Nobody understands me, I'm really sensitive.

Part of acting is always just being available emotionally and open to people.

You have days where you're trying to be your best, and you say something, and you see it being written in three different places and in a way that you didn't mean for it to be interpreted. But you just try to do your best. You kind of just have to let everything else roll off your back.

I have a hard time with any sort of criticism; not because I have some huge ego or anything like that.

You got to be able to listen to what the coaches are saying and not get your feelings hurt.

You need to be able to communicate what you feel - good or bad. But when I feel things are falling on deaf ears, I take a step back.

If someone feels afraid to tell you honest criticism, then you're never going to improve.

I'm a very honest person, and I'm quite emotional for a man. If I want to say something, I'll say it.

I have a way of opening up people and gaining their trust. I think they can see my vulnerability because I'm unafraid to admit if something doesn't quite work.

Everybody's so scared to be honest with one another. If you didn't like the way I handled myself in practice, one of the players, come up to me. Somebody say something - anybody. I'm not gonna take it as offense; it's not personal.

I've never had trouble talking and expressing my feelings.