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> [Anyone can play anyone in Shakespeare. I don't think there are limits.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/sophie-okonedo/anyone-can-play-anyone-in-shakespeare-i-don-t-think-there-are-limits/)

[Sophie Okonedo](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/sophie-okonedo/)

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> [Doing Shakespeare once is not fair to the play. I have been in Shakespeare plays when it's not until the last two…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/al-pacino/doing-shakespeare-once-is-not-fair-to-the-play-i-have-been-in/)

[Al Pacino](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/al-pacino/)

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> [An actor should be ready to play any role within reason. For example, I think the most ridiculous thing for me to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/glenn-ford/an-actor-should-be-ready-to-play-any-role-within-reason-for-example-i/)

[Glenn Ford](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/glenn-ford/)

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> [Whenever I play Shakespeare, I keep thinking, 'how did this Englishman know so much about me?'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-kani/whenever-i-play-shakespeare-i-keep-thinking-how-did-this-englishman/)

[John Kani](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-kani/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b7f/john-kani-7300_englishman_whenever-i-play-shakespeare-i-keep-think_1954446.jpg)

> [It's an intuitive exercise to do a Shakespeare play and to go through a Shakespeare play.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/mark-rylance/it-s-an-intuitive-exercise-to-do-a-shakespeare-play-and-to-go-through/)

[Mark Rylance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/mark-rylance/)

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> [Sometimes I just crave to play in Shakespeare again and I know and love playing Orlando so much.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/basil-rathbone/sometimes-i-just-crave-to-play-in-shakespeare-again-and-i-know-and/)

[Basil Rathbone](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/basil-rathbone/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b2a/basil-rathbone-61155_and-love_sometimes-i-just-crave-to-play-in-shakes_2914397.png)

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