I can be shy, but Iโm not really. I try to be better at overcoming these things people have said.
Ben WhishawI've gone on workout regimes, but I seem to have a system that is very resistant to changing.
Ben WhishawOne of the things I find very difficult about theatre is the repetition - that something can slide away from your original intentions.
Ben WhishawI donโt think that actors are necessarily any more uncomfortable in their skin than anyone else. I suppose I feel more comfortable in my skin now, but youโre always playing a character, arenโt you? You tell different versions of yourself to different people and vice versa. Here, or in the photo shoot or wherever, itโs a representation of you. Itโs not you-you. Thatโs how you get through it.
Ben Whishaw