Circumstances Quote by Daniel Hannan

Shakespeare knew the human mind, and its most minute and intimate workings, and he never introduces a word, or a thought, in vain or…

— Samuel Taylor Coleridge

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

“We probably read Shakespeare in the first place for his stories, afterwards for his characters. . . . To become intimate with Shakespeare in…

— Charlotte Mason

I'm constantly intimidated by Shakespeare's work. Trying to decipher what he's saying and holding on to that thought - not just as an actor,…

— Zoe Wanamaker

You can’t act Shakespeare until you can speak him.

— Patsy Rodenburg

in the beginning William Shakespeare was a baby, and knew absolutely nothing. He couldn't even speak.

— Mary Ruefle

I acknowledge Shakespeare to be the world's greatest dramatic poet, but regret that no parent could place the uncorrected book in the hands of…

— Thomas Bowdler

I don't do Shakespeare. I don't talk in that kind of broken English.

— Mr. T

“But there were other great writers who had done all these things. What set Shakespeare apart...even from other greats, was his generosity: his invitation,…

— Jennifer Lee Carrell

“He is like Shakespeare, if Shakespeare had gone mad and vowed to speak in only the most convoluted terms meant to confound his listeners.”

— Perpetua Langley

My parents are the reason I wanted to make Shakespeare available to ordinary people.

— Kenneth Branagh

First of all, there was a volcano of words, an eruption of words that Shakespeare had never used before that had never been used…

— Stephen Greenblatt