United Kingdom, Sept. 11 -- Sir Kenneth Branagh considers the arts to be a "British super-power to be proud of".

The 64-year-old actor has enjoyed a hugely successful career on stage and screen, and Kenneth thinks more money should be invested in the arts sector in the UK.

He told the BBC: "For the 90p ticket price with which government subsidy allowed me to make my first visit to Stratford nearly 50 years ago, they changed my life and helped steer me and many others into careers, projects and work that have ultimately brought hundreds of millions of pounds back into the economy.

"Cultural power may be considered soft power, but I would call it a super-power - a particularly British super-power to be proud of."

Kenneth is returning to...