Othello Quotes

17 quotes by 16 authors

Space-ships and time machines are no escape from the human condition. Let Othello subject Desdemona to a lie-detector test; his jealousy will still blind him… — Arthur Koestler
Who can control his fate? asks the ruined Othello. No one, indeed. But everyone controls his option, chooses his alternative. — Joseph Furphy
I'd like to do more Shakespeare. I'd like to do Iago in Othello. I look so benign. It would be interesting to see that black… — Kyle MacLachlan
Shakespeare without Othello, Lear, Macbeth and Hamlet would be all too much like Hamlet without the prince. — Brand Blanshard
Juliet singles out Romeo. Desdemona claims Othello. They have no doubts, the young, no fear, no pride. — Agatha Christie
A character I would love to play is Iago, from Othello. — Tim Roth
I know I had my equivalents in Adrian Lester and Lenny James when I was at drama school. I remember David Harewood doing 'Othello' at… — David Oyelowo
I've played almost every lead character from Henry VI to Othello. I'm dying to tackle Richard III sometime. — Ted Lange
Othello' was my first Shakespearean discovery. I was obsessed with drama at school, and I studied the play for my English GCSE. Desdemona is the… — Michelle Dockery
Assure thee, if I do vow a friendship, I'll perform it to the last article." --Othello, Act III, Scene iii — William Shakespeare
There are no preconditions for jealousy. You don't have to be right, you don't have to be reasonable. Take Othello. He was neither right nor… — Franny Billingsley
With Othello, Shakespeare posed this problem of a black man in a white society in the role that he's playing. And Shakespeare gave Othello such… — Paul Robeson
Throughout my career, even as a very young actor, people have always said to me that they would like to see my Othello. They could… — Eamonn Walker
I look forward to the day when indigenous actors can play Hamlet and Ophelia and not just Othello and Desdemona. — Shari Sebbens
I played Othello, but I didn't sit around thinking how Laurence Olivier did it when he played it. That wouldn't do me any good. — Denzel Washington
Say hello to Miss Thang, I forgot yo name, she yellow. And even white women want a nigga - Othello. I'm ballin' with nuggets, like… — J. Cole

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