Top 5 Quotes & Sayings by Ben Chaplin

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an English actor Ben Chaplin.
Last updated on September 19, 2024.
Ben Chaplin

Ben Chaplin is an English actor. He is best known for his roles in films, including The Truth About Cats & Dogs, Washington Square, The Thin Red Line, Birthday Girl, Murder by Numbers, Stage Beauty, The New World, The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, Dorian Gray, Cinderella, Snowden, The Legend of Tarzan, and The Dig. His TV roles include Mad Dogs and The Nevers.

I like clothes that are simple and preferably cheap unless I'm being given it for free.
When I first left drama school, I was too posh for the working-class parts and not posh enough for the upper-class roles. You know what England is like: the gradations of accent and how you're judged by them are still there. I discovered that to get a break you have to lie about where you're from.
I care about all the characters I play, and I get quite defensive about them. — © Ben Chaplin
I care about all the characters I play, and I get quite defensive about them.
When you arrive in L.A. as an Englishman, you might as well be on the moon. People just don't understand you if you speak too fast, and most people there think you're Australian. Ordering was incredibly complicated. I was speechless.
Being an actor is well paid, but it's a bit like being a circus traveler.
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