The British are much more cynical and regard the idea of a Globe reconstruction as an Elizabethan Disneyland. But the Americans have a real hunger for what they see as their history, their culture and their Shakespeare. — Sam Wanamaker Copy Share Image
Frankly, the British always looked at this as a dumpy industrial area, but this was where Shakespeare lived and wrote and performed some of… — Sam Wanamaker Copy Share Image
That first replica of the Globe that I saw at the Chicago World's Fair was a suspect thing, made of plywood and papier-mache. But… — Sam Wanamaker Copy Share Image
I had been in 760 performances of 10 different Shakespeare plays by the time I was 17. — Sam Wanamaker Copy Share Image
In my teens, I saw a terrible production of 'Die Walkuere.' To a person of 15, it was just awful, and it put me… — Sam Wanamaker Copy Share Image
We hope the Bell Shakespeare Company will become an indigenous part of the Globe Shakespeare Centre in Australia. — Sam Wanamaker Copy Share Image
The Globe will become an automatic sight like the Tower of London and St. Paul's. — Sam Wanamaker Copy Share Image
Two planeloads of California actors and directors flew to Washington in support of the Hollywood Ten, and some of us, like John Garfield, came… — Sam Wanamaker Copy Share Image
Shakespeare is as naturally a part of American culture as it is the British culture; the Americans have a natural interest in their heritage. — Sam Wanamaker Copy Share Image
Of course, the Globe will be an international educational center as well as a theater. — Sam Wanamaker Copy Share Image
What I want is an international monument to the world's greatest playwright. It would be an attraction that would be both educational and an… — Sam Wanamaker Copy Share Image
