For never was a story of more woe than this of Juliet and her Romeo.
When I was younger, I acted in some Shakespeare stuff; I did one Shakespeare camp.
Avaunt, you cullions!
I went to drama school for three years, and the whole thing there is that hopefully you are introduced to a man called William Shakespeare who is the greatest of all time of all storytelling.
Normally, I could hit hard enough, as anyone who studied my fights might have known. But the impression was that I was essentially defensive, the very reverse of a killer, the prize fighter who read books, even Shakespeare.
My favorite-ever version of 'King Lear' is the 1971 film by Peter Brooks. He has this enormous fur thing, and it adds enormous gravitas.
I've played almost every lead character from Henry VI to Othello. I'm dying to tackle Richard III sometime.
'Godfather' was very classical - the way it was shot, the style - the whole driving force of it was more classical, almost Shakespearean.
Thou whoreson zed! thou unnecessary letter!
Cheney, Rumsfeld - they were Shakespearean in their attitude of impunity.
I played Benedick in 'Much Ado About Nothing' nearly 30 years ago at the RSC, alongside Susan Fleetwood as Beatrice, and I loved every minute.
