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. Run by Jenna Hits:
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. Run by Jenna Hits:
Kenneth Branagh | 84th Academy Awards
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Kenneth Branagh - 84th Annual Academy Awards - February 26, 2012
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Best supporting actor
Will win: Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marilyn)
Should win: Kenneth Branagh
Will win: Kenneth Branagh (My Week With Marilyn)
Should win: Kenneth Branagh
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- The Guardian Film blog plumping Ken to win (& believing he should!) at the Oscars.
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One feels at this point, literally overjoyed & a bit overwhelmed, and I heard the news standing on a hillside in Guernsey with the wind blowing & spray in my face trying to work out how to come up with a location and a shot for what we hope is the next film I direct. Then the phone rang, with the miracles of modern technology, and it seems like a very good omen for the movie. So, it’s a lovely moment.
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- Ken on receiving his Oscar nomination (x)
