Ben Kingsley Quotes

It's amazing how much you can absorb on a film set.

I had fun doing it, but acting ain't really my thing. I am more of a production/director type. I would rather be behind the scenes and organizing and putting things together like that.

It is good to get an all round experience especially when you have never been on a movie set.

You can't work in the movies. Movies are all about lighting. Very few filmmakers will concentrate on the story. You get very little rehearsal time, so anything you do onscreen is a kind of speed painting.

On a film, you do your own work, you come together and meet on set, and then you shoot. It's great.

I love the intimacy of making movies. The focus is deeper and much more intense than musical theatre.

I just love being on a movie set. I like making movies.

I've always been fascinated with everything behind the camera and in front.

Movie-making is a very creative medium of expression.

Filming is like a house, you have to feel comfortable in it.

A day on a film set is maddening.

I'm purely most happy on a film or television set. That's where I feel I am home.

I've watched directors since my very first day of acting because I knew I wanted to direct.

Film-making is a physically hard job.

'Lovelace' was really great. I got to work with the wonderful Amanda Seyfried, Hank Azaria and Peter Sarsgaard, so it can't get no better than that, right? I had a blast, and the film is a very, very well put together movie - from the director to the writing the cast.

I'd be happy doing anything on a film set.

There are still things technically about films that I think are a mystery to me and I want to remain a mystery. I don't particularly want to know what everyone's job is because I've got lines to learn.

I think you cannot make films without choosing everything.

Filming is a funny combination of having a good time and not being able to wait until it's over.

If you want to direct, you've got to work.

I wanna work; I love so much making films; I hope I can do one after the other. Being on set is what makes me happy, so... The more I can, the better.

Filmmaking is a very complex form - ya know, acting, lighting, screenwriting, storytelling, music, editing - all these things have to come together.

I love directing.

I loved making Pure Country. It was a great learning experience for me, seeing another part of the entertainment industry.

When I work on a film, I always tend to relate to the crew.