Play Hamlet Quotes

12 quotes by 12 authors

The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when his appearance is more suitable to King Lear. — Sarah Bernhardt
I'm just an entertainer. All I want to be is funny. I never aspired to play Hamlet. — Danny Kaye
I would rather play Hamlet with no rehearsal than TV golf. — Jack Lemmon
If I ever play Hamlet, it'll be in a dress! — Matt Lucas
I'm on the list that I thought I'd never be on. I'm not sitting here thinking, 'God, I might get this part' or 'is it… — Joel Edgerton
I not only loved studying theater, I loved being a theater major. It gave me an excuse to brood, to grow a beard, to wear… — Stephen Colbert
You'd never play Hamlet if you started worrying about who's played it before you. — Matthew Macfadyen
I don't make much distinction between being a stand-up comic and acting Shakespeare - in fact, unless you're a good comedian, you're never going to… — Ian Mckellen
Actors are so fortunate. They can choose whether they will appear in tragedy or in comedy, whether they will suffer or make merry, laugh or… — Oscar Wilde
Anyway, the fascinating thing was that I read in National Geographic that there are more people alive now than have died in all of human… — Jonathan Safran Foer
I look forward to the day when indigenous actors can play Hamlet and Ophelia and not just Othello and Desdemona. — Shari Sebbens
No one ever asked me to play Hamlet. I don't think I'm right for the part, but it would have been nice to be asked. — Al Pacino

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