Actor Quote by Ian Mckellen

King Lear is undoubtedly the greatest play ever written by Shakespeare — or anybody else for that matter. Hamlet is certainly great, but it…

— Paul Scofield

When I closed in "King Lear" I went into a period of depression for about three weeks, and every actor I've talked to who's…

— Frank Langella

I had a fabulous teacher, my headmistress's husband, who taught Shakespeare for A-level, and then I found this person called William Shakespeare and a…

— Geraldine James

I think William Shakespeare's like a passport through your life: as a kid hearing about a play with fairies or witches or ghosts, you…

— Gregory Doran

In a very real way Norman [Lear] godfathered me into my career. He was the best mentor anybody could have ever had.

— Richard Masur

The only time I've played a real baddy was when I was Regan in 'King Lear.'

— Ashley Jensen

My favorite-ever version of 'King Lear' is the 1971 film by Peter Brooks. He has this enormous fur thing, and it adds enormous gravitas.

— Ben Mendelsohn

I never enjoyed my work more than when I worked with William Powell. He was a brilliant actor, a delightful companion, a great friend…

— Myrna Loy

As an actor, I have had an iconic journey and was fortunate enough to have worked with some really wonderful directors.

— Zeenat Aman

There's something really incredible about watching what someone else does with a role that we know: the Hamlets or the Henry Vs or the…

— Kevin Spacey

I've been doing some Shakespeare acting classes - and I really enjoyed it. I never thought that would be something I would say, but…

— Kevin Clifton

Shakespeare is one of the reasons I've stayed an actor. Sometimes I spend full days doing Shakespeare by myself, just for the joy of…

— Al Pacino