Shakespeare Quotes · Page 11

To me, Shakespeare uses the supernatural elements to reveal his character's inner desires and fears.

— John Foster

“For in that sleep of death what dreams may come When we have shuffled off this mortal coil,Must give us pause”

— William Shakespeare

We can say of Shakespeare, that never has a man turned so little knowledge to such great account.

— T. S. Eliot

Shakespeare said, "Kill all the lawyers." There were no agents then.

— Robin Williams

“The ability for anyone in our generation to self-amuse has sadly been bred out of our species.”

— Kim Askew

[Thou] mad mustachio purple-hued maltworms! William Shakespeare, Henry IV: Part 1

— William Shakespear

Learning (Shakespeare's plays) ...in school was a bit of a bore.

— Al Pacino

As I get older I find myself thinking it all begins with Shakespeare.

— Ron Rash

In Shakespeare, keep it simple. Don't over-inflect. The speech needs to be naturalistic and simple and accessible as much as possible.

— Ralph Fiennes

“It was wonderful flirting with him, all the razor-edged literary banter, like Beatrice and Benedick in Much Ado About Nothing. A battle…

— Elizabeth Wein

I saw a Shakespeare play when I was - I guess I was in junior high. And I just fell in love…

— Annette Bening

In Shakespeare one sentence begets the next naturally; the meaning is all inwoven. He goes on kindling like a meteor through the…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Shakespeare's personages live and move as if they had just come from the hand of God, with a life that, though manifold,…

— Giuseppe Mazzini

Shakespeare is the outstanding example of how that can be done. In all of Shakespeare's plays, no matter what tragic events occur,…

— Charlton Heston

“What's wrong with Shakespeare?" I{Jerry} inquired in interest. " Twisting himself up to say things in such a difficult way that you…

— Agatha Christie

I haven't read Ibsen, Shaw, Shakespeare - except 'The Merchant of Venice' in ninth grade. I'm not familiar with 'Death of a…

— August Wilson

“To die, - To sleep, - To sleep! Perchance to dream: - ay, there's the rub; For in that sleep of death…

— William Shakespeare

Cannot you tell that? Every fool can tell that. It was the very day that young Hamlet was born, he that is…

— William Shakespeare

“The great chandeliers hang silent. The tables in the vast dining room overlooking the lake are spread with white cloth and silver…

— James Salter

“This is the book, then, and the book of Shakespeare. And every day you must read a page of each to your…

— Betty Smith

The media love coarse debate because coarse debate drives ratings and ratings generate profits. Unless the TV producer happens to be William…

— John Sununu

“The composition of Shakespeare is a forest, in which oaks extend in the air, interspersed sometimes with weeds and brambles, and sometimes…

— Samuel Johnson

In the work of the greatest geniuses, humble beginnings will reveal themselves somewhere, but one cannot trace the slightest sign of them…

— Charlie Chaplin

“Thy husband is thy lord, thy life, thy keeper, Thy head, thy sovereign, one that cares for thee, And for thy maintenance;…

— William Shakespeare

Shakespeare's work is like a good song: you never really forget the main lines.

— Michelle Dockery

“They didn't understand, for we were Shakespeare, and they were mere actors in the play.”

— Cassandra Giovanni

“My inner bitch could handle this peon without even breaking a sweat.”

— Kathy Bryson

I am Warhol. I am the No. 1 most impactful artist of our generation. I am Shakespeare in the flesh.

— Kanye West

Gender mattered a whole lot less to Shakespeare than it seems to matter to us.

— John Irving

“I have ridden out all the storms,” said Shakespeare, “even the ones I wrote myself. Here, look, it begins…”

— Jeanette Winterson

Nothing that Shakespeare ever invented was to equal Lincoln's invention of himself and, in the process, us.

— Gore Vidal

Christopher Knowles, Buechner, Heiner Mueller, Burroughs, Chekhov, Shakespeare - it's all one body of work.

— Robert Wilson

I did Shakespeare in college and the nerves I got doing Shakespeare are the same nerves I get doing 'Mad Men.'

— Kristoffer Polaha

I fell in love with Shakespeare when I was 12, and I read the whole works. Yes, I was precocious.

— Claire Tomalin

Who knows if Shakespeare might not have thought less if he had read more?

— Edward Young

With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. William Shakespeare

— SangFroid Stalker

“Que ella que con su muerte le dice a nuestro César: "Me conquisté yo misma".”

— William Shakespeare

After Homer and Dante, is a whole century of creating worth one Shakespeare?

— Dejan Stojanovic

I don't know, I'd love to try some theater. That's my other thing. I'd love to do some Shakespeare.

— Emma Watson

“There are times, aren't there, when Shakespeare is a little dull.”

— Graham Greene