Acting is a sport - especially working with Mark Rylance. There is competition involved. I have to be muscular, challenging, get audiences on side. It's extraordinary how Globe audiences join in - it's like competing at an event - I… — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
It's like saying French shouldn't be taught because you don't understand it because it's new. Shakespeare is just like learning a new, exciting language. — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
I've definitely learned that if you want to have power as a woman in Shakespeare's time, and it's still relevant today, that you have… — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
[Elijah Wood] has got such a broad outlook. It's so much bigger than just the acting industry. — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
I have been out of drama school for 13 years, so there are 13 years' worth of graduates behind me. — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
I feel like I've gotten more than a lot of people will ever get. I feel very fortunate. — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
I'm a Brit and I just put myself on tape, back in London, for a very distant American project that I thought I didn't stand a chance of getting. And then, I got a call about a week after I had submitted my tape, just saying, "They really like you and want to screen test you." So, I flew to… — Samuel Barnett Copy Share
[Elijah Wood] is a really fully-rounded, amazing human being, and I feel incredibly lucky, especially given how closely we have to work together. — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
With Millais's paintings, it's microscopic; when he does hair, it's extraordinary: you can see every strand. — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
The great irony to Dirk [Gently] is that he sees connections in everything, but the one thing he fails and struggles with most is… — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
Obviously we had to study Shakespeare at school, but to be honest, I was not a fan. I found the language very difficult, and… — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
One of the joys of this show [Dirk Gently's Holistic Detective Agency] is that each of those characters could be starring in their own… — Samuel Barnett Copy Share Image
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