The Oresteia, King Lear, Dostoevsky's The Devils no less than the art of Giotto or the Passions of Bach, inquire into, dramatize,… — George Steiner Copy Share Image
“A man may see how this world goes with no eyes. Look with thine ears. See how yon justice rails upon yon… — Robert B. Parker Copy Share Image
“When we are born, we cry that we are to come to this great stage of fools,’” I quoted from Shakespeare’s King… — Brittainy C. Cherry Copy Share Image
“There may even be a real relation between certain kinds of effectiveness in literature and totalitarianism in politics. But although the fictions… — Frank Kermode Copy Share Image
I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I… — Ted Danson Copy Share Image
People talk about the difference between radio acting, TV acting and stage acting, but I think it's all the same. For instance,… — Brian Blessed Copy Share Image
'King Lear,' I've been seeing all my life. I mean, the great actors of my lifetime... to join their company, as it… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
'The Iron Lady' is not a biopic. Phyllida Lloyd and Meryl Streep coined it 'King Lear for girls.' — Abi Morgan Copy Share Image
A lively and lasting sense of filial duty is more effectually impressed on the mind of a son or daughter by reading… — Thomas Jefferson Copy Share Image
The only time I've played a real baddy was when I was Regan in 'King Lear.' — Ashley Jensen Copy Share Image
From the American retelling of Romeo and Juliet in West Side Story to the Japanese adaptation of King Lear in Ran, Shakespeare's… — Gordon Smith Copy Share Image
I had a fabulous teacher, my headmistress's husband, who taught Shakespeare for A-level, and then I found this person called William Shakespeare… — Geraldine James Copy Share Image
“When King Lear dies in Act V, do you know what Shakespeare has written? He's written "He dies." That's all, nothing more.… — Suzanne Weyn Copy Share Image
“We have seen that our numerical zero derives originally from the Hindu sunya, meaning void or emptiness, deriving from the Sanskrit name… — John D. Barrow Copy Share Image
In my school, the library was forbidden. I was accused of turning on the radiator so that the [class]room was uninhabitable and… — Keith Johnstone Copy Share Image
“There are absolute masterpieces that move us intensely: Mozart's Requiem, Homer's Odyssey, the Sistine Chapel, King Lear. To fully appreciate their brilliance… — Carlo Rovelli Copy Share Image
“Take the oft-repeated injunction to get “its” and “it’s” straight. Everyone claims it’s remarkably easy to remember that “its” is possessive and… — Kory Stamper Copy Share Image
I just looked preposterous. It would be 'King Lear' and I'd walk on with Cordelia's dead body in my arms and the… — Richard Coles Copy Share Image
I was at the Royal Shakespeare Company, where I thought, in my naivete, I'd stay for the rest of my career. I'd… — Christian McKay Copy Share Image
Complaining about boring football is a little like complaining about the sad ending of King Lear: it misses the point somehow. — Nick Hornby Copy Share Image
My favorite-ever version of 'King Lear' is the 1971 film by Peter Brooks. He has this enormous fur thing, and it adds… — Ben Mendelsohn Copy Share Image
I think you have to find the humanity in the character and then the deterioration is a part of the process -… — David Wenham Copy Share Image
When you're playing King Lear, you have to have a little humour, or you will have no tragedy when the king dies. — Robert Wilson Copy Share Image
I've made a dog's breakfast of English history, geography, 'King Lear,' and the English language in general. — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
Things happen in 'If This is a Man' that are beyond ordinary daily experience, but it is still us to whom they… — Howard Jacobson Copy Share Image
