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> [Hamlet has been played by 5,000 actors, no wonder he is crazy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/h-l-mencken/hamlet-has-been-played-by-5-000-actors-no-wonder-he-is-crazy/)

[H. L. Mencken](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/h-l-mencken/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a87/h-l-mencken-245_actors_hamlet-has-been-played-by-5-000-actors-n_126364.png)

> [It's actually now, more common to see conceptual productions of Shakespearian, which Hamlet is played as a Nazi, or a homosexual, or…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/terry-teachout/it-s-actually-now-more-common-to-see-conceptual-productions-of/)

[Terry Teachout](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/terry-teachout/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/14a/terry-teachout-20913_common_it-s-actually-now-more-common-to-see-con_828392.png)

> [Like, that was weird in 'Hamlet 2,' because I played myself there, fully myself, but then I realized, 'Oh, I'm not playing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/elisabeth-shue/like-that-was-weird-in-hamlet-2-because-i-played-myself-there-fully/)

[Elisabeth Shue](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/elisabeth-shue/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e4e/elisabeth-shue-16319_actress_like-that-was-weird-in-hamlet-2-because_919130.jpg)

> [I think it's always funny when you see kids do Shakespeare. When I was at school, I was in Hamlet. I played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/steve-coogan/i-think-it-s-always-funny-when-you-see-kids-do-shakespeare-when-i-was/)

[Steve Coogan](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/steve-coogan/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/87f/steve-coogan-2910_beard_i-think-it-s-always-funny-when-you-see-k_2792674.jpg)

> [I played Hamlet, I played Chekhov and Ibsen and all the classics.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/harvey-korman/i-played-hamlet-i-played-chekhov-and-ibsen-and-all-the-classics/)

[Harvey Korman](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/harvey-korman/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/397/harvey-korman-29548_chekhov_i-played-hamlet-i-played-chekhov-and-ibs_2963079.jpg)

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