Books Quote by Alan Cumming

People often argue about this. Obviously one of the skills in performance is acting, and you can't expect every Romeo to really be in…

— Deborah Bull

Characters are an extreme form in Shakespeare's theater.

— Michael Tippett

We tend to think of Hamlet as one of the wisest, most intellectually prodigious characters in all of literature. Which he is, but there's…

— Norah Vincent

I've always been way more attracted to playing imposing characters than the hero. I've always been more intrigued by Iago in Shakespeare than playing…

— Kevin Durand

If you want a Romeo start acting like a Juliet.

— Nikhil Saluja

Shakespeare put characters in extreme circumstances, all over his plays. Therefore their behaviour becomes extreme, in ways that can be both extremely good and…

— Adrian Lester

The leading character isn't always the most important or interesting character; when people think that the protagonist is the character portrayed, it's people who…

— Pilou Asbaek

“He is Romeo, and he is heartbroken. Every word is wistful. When he says, 'O, teach me how I should forget to think!' I,…

— Nina LaCour

I love William Shakespeare. He wrote some of the rawest stories. I mean look at Romeo and Juliet. That's some serious ghetto expletive. You…

— Tupac Shakur

Doing Shakespeare in the Park has always been a dream. Everyone else says Hamlet, but I want to play Romeo.

— Aaron Yoo

'Hamlet' is a play about a man whose grief is deemed unseemly.

— Meghan O'Rourke

That's why so many people want to play Hamlet: because it's a completely demarked role, and the actor playing it has to be prepared,…

— Cate Blanchett