A biography for Ben Barneshasn’t been written yet.
“I love music, and I love singing.”
“I don't really see the point in making a film unless you can think of a good reason to do it.”
“I'm not that kind of Bob Dylan, tortured creative.”
“I think every film actor secretly wants to be a rock star as well; just that part of the job which requires the extrovert in you. Even if you've become an actor because it's your way of hiding in plain sight, there's still part of you which has that craving.”
“When I was at school, I was in choirs more than anything else, from a very young age, about 9 years old. And then I started taking drum lessons.”
“I would like to work with whoever would like to have me.”
“No one wants to be with a girl that your mother would pick for you.”
“Actually what I'd like is to have a reputation as someone who's been wild and gone straight, but without having to go through the trouble of being bad.”
“I think escapism is very important, certainly in my life. I love nothing more than escaping into the world of a film or a novel. To be involved in creating that for other people is a privilege.”
“I want to take advantage of any popularity I have.”
“I didn't have any pets growing up.”
“When you're doing a film, people are always telling you exactly what to do. Literally, your own decisions are taken away from you.”
“Almost every script that I've gotten has been for sort of the generic Hollywood type. I haven't chosen them. All the ones I have chosen are because I've been fascinated with the source material or because of the script.”
“I always looked really young for my age. And once I hit 23, 24 and 25, I was then allowed to play the cool 18-year-olds and stuff.”
“I only remember the end of my dreams, like waking up at a steering wheel, or falling.”
“I went to a very academically competitive high school. So I was always quite studious and quiet, just to keep up with the other geniuses who were in my school.”
“Maybe Oliver Stone doesn't lend himself well to remakes or sequels, because he does them so well the first time.”
“People recognize actors that they see regularly, like people they see on the television every week.”
“There are plenty of people in the world who have tried to be rock stars and have not gotten there.”
“I don't really know who I am as an actor: the best thing would be to experiment with it for the next 30 years and never really find out.”