I feel more Irish than English. I feel freer than British, more visceral, with a love of language. Shot through with fire in some way. That's why I resist being appropriated as the current repository of Shakespeare on the planet. That would mean I'm part of the English cultural elite, and I am utterly ill-fitted to be.
Kenneth Charles Branagh; AKA Ken, Kenny, KenBran; EST 10th December 1960, Belfast
Actor, writer, director, producer, winner of hearts, wearer of unusual facial hair, theatre company founder, interpreter of universal stories, player of guitar and piano, tap dancer, rocker of grey hair. Just a bit of a great bloke, really.
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"I sat next to Meryl Streep and for 20 minutes I couldn’t speak,” he continued. “I literally didn’t know where to start in expressing the worship that was my regard for her work. I was completely tongue-tied.” (The Bagger confirmed this with someone else at Mr. Branagh’s table: he was agape, she said, making a frozen face.) “Of all the lovely things Harvey Weinstein’s done for me,” Mr. Branagh concluded, “I think that’s about the nicest. I got to sit next to Meryl Streep." — Kenneth Branagh, Star-Struck - NYTimes.com