Cinema Quote by Derek Jarman

I think Shakespeare, at his heart, was just the way all of us are that make movies: He wanted to entertain people.

— Kelly Asbury

'Shakespeare in Love' was a particularly happy film.

— Tom Stoppard

Shakespeare was such a splendid vulgarian.

— Gene Weingarten

Shakespeare wouldn't have been any good if he'd stayed in Stratford. He had to go to London to be bathed in the full current…

— John Dos Passos

I love directing Shakespeare on film. It's fantastic that the actors would do exactly the same thing and be true to their part.

— Julie Taymor

It was easier to do Shakespeare than a lot of modern movie scripts that are so poorly written.

— Jessica Lange

I never wanted to do Shakespeare; I never liked watching it, it's always frightened me, and I've never been any good at it. But…

— Samuel Barnett

I had a feeling about Shakespeare's soliloquies, that there should be a real exchange between the actor and the audience.

— Trevor Nunn

As You Like It' was the first Shakespeare production I ever did.

— Zoe Wanamaker

I've been with Shakespeare all my life.

— Roger Rees

I have always been a huge fan of Shakespeare.

— Ashish Sharma

I've always adored Shakespeare.

— Gyles Brandreth