I think ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ always had that power since it was written over 30 years ago. This extraordinary piece of feminist literature had its fan base then, but TV has given it an enormous reach. Joseph Fiennes Read Quote
There is a bit of me if I’m pushed in one way I might bounce back and go the opposite. Joseph Fiennes Read Quote
I fall in love with contradictions without understanding. I can’t really portray them unless I do. So in a roundabout way I have to fall in love, it’s my duty. If love is about understanding and understanding is compassion and compassion is love, I have to have compassion towards the world. Joseph Fiennes Read Quote
If you want to make idols accessible – which I think Shakespeare should be – then you have to bring a human touch, make it self-effacing and warm. Joseph Fiennes Read Quote
Working backstage as a teenager made me realise there’s not much glamour in this profession – just lots of hard work. That’s a good thing to learn early on. Joseph Fiennes Read Quote
I like language, and in film, language is diluted by the visuals and the music. Theatre is what I was trained for. Joseph Fiennes Read Quote
What I don’t find compelling is doing classical plays that everyone already knows – and people are following with the text in their hand because no one is listening. Joseph Fiennes Read Quote
When you wake up, and you see that America has pulled out of the climate deal in Paris, that sends huge messages about putting coal before the planet. Joseph Fiennes Read Quote
I want my daughters to live in a world where there is equality and parity of pay. Joseph Fiennes Read Quote
I guess, as an actor, you have to bring something personal to the character – you’ve got to identify and love one element of the character, or else you can’t really inhabit and find ownership. Joseph Fiennes Read Quote
