I saw Derek Jacobi play Hamlet when I was 17, and he directed me as Hamlet when I was 27, and I… — Kenneth Branagh Copy Share Image
Shakespeare might have met Rosencrantz and Guildenstern in the white streets of London, or seen the serving-men of rival houses bite their… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
The thing that I had saved up for myself and wanted most to bring off was a fully fledged professional production of… — Trevor Nunn Copy Share Image
We become lovers when we see Romeo and Juliet, and Hamlet makes us students. The blood of Duncan is upon our hands,… — Oscar Wilde Copy Share Image
Would you go to see a brilliant actor who's been framed for something that he didn't do, and put him on a… — Jerry Stiller Copy Share Image
Yes, it's annoying that Hamlet doesn't kill his stepfather ten minutes into the play, but if he did kill his stepfather ten… — Dallas Roberts Copy Share Image
I'm often given parts that aren't as big as they are colorful, but people remember them. When it's a minor or supporting… — Denholm Elliott Copy Share Image
That's why so many people want to play Hamlet: because it's a completely demarked role, and the actor playing it has to… — Cate Blanchett Copy Share Image
Put yourself in Hamlet's shoes. Suppose you were a prince, and you came back from college to discover that your uncle had… — Art Buchwald Copy Share Image
“Lady, shall I lie in your lap? Ophelia: No, my lord. Hamlet: DId you think I meant country matters? Ophelia: I think… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
