Generations Quote by Alexis Denisof

I believe that it is a whole lifetime of work on Shakespeare's part that enabled him to do what he did. But the question…

— Stephen Greenblatt

Shakespeare is a seminal story-teller. I don't think he imagined he was writing classics or that he was writing great poetry. I don't think…

— Naseeruddin Shah

Every author has the whole past to contend with; all the centuries are upon him. He is compared with Homer, Dante, Shakespeare, Milton.

— Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Shakespeare set a lot of his dramas in a historical perspective or war perspective, or he would study what was going on at that…

— Marcia Gay Harden

I think reading Shakespeare's plays when I was young was extremely important. He had the ability to make utter strangers come alive.

— Rita Dove

Shakespeare fascinated me. He hardly ever left the country. His imagination was worldwide though reading.

— Michael Tippett

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

— Edward Young

It's hard to think that say Shakespeare could have written "The Tempest" when he was young. It seems to be reflective work or retrospective…

— Edward Hirsch

Shakespeare wrote about what was happening during the time; it still relates to us now.

— LaTanya Richardson

Shakespeare was a dramatist of note who lived by writing things to quote.

— H. C. Bunner

Shakespeare is so fundamental to the way we see story. A tremendous amount of narratives come from him - more than many authors are…

— Rebecca Serle

Shakespeare's stories are still very strong. He structured fantastic stories about things that were fundamental to the human being and psyche.

— James McAvoy