Ian Doescher Quotes

I've always wanted to give 'Hamlet' a shot. It's the big one, you know. I haven't done Shakespeare professionally, so I think it would be terrifying.

Who of English speech, bred to the traditions of his race, does not recognize Hamlet in his 'inky cloak' at a glance? Not to know him would argue one's self untaught in the chief glories of his language.

I'd love to play Hamlet.

Hamlet is the result of Shakespeare's work on Brutus.

I never want to see 'Hamlet' ever again! Never ever!

After the first 'Hedwig,' interestingly, I was offered to play Hamlet a couple of times.

I've done classical theaters. I played Hamlet myself and Romeo.

Hamlet is a little daunting.

If you were to ask everyone what 'Hamlet' was about, they might say, "It's about a prince, and he says, 'To be or not to be.'"

I've done a lot of Shakespeare as a young man; I was involved with Shakespeare and Company.

Doing Shakespeare in the Park has always been a dream. Everyone else says Hamlet, but I want to play Romeo.

'Born to play? Hmmm. Probably Romeo... or Hamlet, I guess. Also, I'd be a great Alexander the Great.

I would love to play Richard III.

I think it's always funny when you see kids do Shakespeare.

Perhaps because my background is theatrical, I have a great affinity with the classics. Hamlet has always been a character of great interest to me and a character I would really love to play. Or a character in a Tennessee Williams play, maybe Tom in 'The Glass Menagerie.'

I would love to play Henry IV, Henry V, and Hamlet.

Hamlet' is a real ensemble piece: you have to realise that he's just one part of the story.

The only theatre I ever saw was Shakespeare.

Usually, you see this play as a guy who can't make up his mind, but our version is more of a revenge thriller than a man who is pontificating what he should do next. I've never seen a 'Hamlet' this big, this exciting, with this many cast members; it's quite a spectacle.

'Hamlet' is the most famous play in the world for a reason. The journey you go on is incredible.

If you're a Shakespeare fan, isn't that a way to negotiate sex and death?

I like drama as well. When I played Hamlet, I got one review that said, "This must surely be the funniest Hamlet in history," but schoolgirls would still cry when he died.

I have grown up loving Shakespeare.

You have to learn the language of Hamlet.

There have been more books alone written about Hamlet than have been written about the Bible.