Is man no more than this? Consider him well. Thou ow'st the worm no silk, the beast no hide, the sheep no… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
If you are playing King Lear you are the centre of attention anyway. You don't need to draw attention to yourself. It's… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Thou whoreson zed! Thou unnecessary letter! My lord, if you will give me leave, I will tread this unbolted villain into mortar,… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
After we did [All In The Family], that ended up being a real love fest all around. Me and Norman, Norman [Lear]… — Richard Masur Copy Share Image
Grant me an old man's frenzy, Myself must I remake Till I am Timon and Lear Or that William Blake Who beat… — William Butler Yeats Copy Share Image
It's difficult for most people to imagine the creative process in tennis. Seemingly it's just an athletic matter of hitting the ball… — Virginia Wade Copy Share Image
I have three daughters and I find as a result I played King Lear almost without rehearsal. — Peter Ustinov Copy Share Image
When I was growing up my favorite show was 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show', and I loved all the stuff that Norman… — Ryan Murphy Copy Share Image
I would love to be remembered as one of the greatest Lears or Hamlets. — Roger Moore Copy Share Image
This is the excellent foppery of the world, that, when we are sick in fortune,--often the surfeit of our own behavior,--we make… — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I used to think 'King Lear' was an analysis of insanity, but I don't really think it is. When Lear is supposed… — Ian Mckellen Copy Share Image
Christopher Marlowe or Francis Bacon The author of Lear remains unshaken Willie Herbert or Mary Fitton What does it matter? The Sonnets… — Noel Coward Copy Share Image
All performances are different. I don't think it's necessary to compare one with another. I am just me playing the role of… — Ian Holm Copy Share Image
The only acceptable way to solve ecological problems is if you can persuade people to have fewer children. In the Victorian times,… — David Attenborough Copy Share Image
The truly tragic kind of suffering is the kind produced and defiantly insisted upon by the hero himself so that, instead of… — W. H. Auden Copy Share Image
When King Lear dies in act five, do you know what Shakespeare has written? He has written, 'He dies.' No more. No… — Suzanne Weyn Copy Share Image
Young screenwriters are always very frustrated when they talk to me. They say, 'How do we get to be a screenwriter?' I… — John Logan Copy Share Image
What is your name?" asked Lear. Caius," said Kent. And whence do you hail?" From Bonking, sire." Well, yes, lad, as do… — Christopher Moore Copy Share Image
“O burn the house! You've murdered the husband, slaughtered the cattle, poisoned the well, raped the mother, killed the child - you… — Edward Bond Copy Share Image
The gods are just, and of our pleasant vices Make instruments to plague us. — William Shakespeare Copy Share Image
I did a lot of theatre when I started out. It was the Lyceum, the Citz, the Tron and the Traverse. I… — Ashley Jensen Copy Share Image
![“After we did [All In The Family], that ended up…” quote by Richard Masur](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/992/richard-masur-16998_baltimore_after-we-did-all-in-the-family-that-ende_144257.jpg)
