Grew Quote by Jackson Browne

My earliest influence was Shakespeare - I read Shakespeare incessantly as a kid.

— Don Winslow

I grew up reading a lot on literature and all of that.

— Sobhita Dhulipala

I have grown up loving Shakespeare.

— Ralph Fiennes

“My parents placed a high value on reading, starting with the King James Bible, and one whole wall of our living room was filled,…

— John R. Erickson

I studied Shakespeare all through high school. Both of my parents teach English and history, so it has always been around my experience as…

— Xavier Samuel

My dad is a retired Shakespeare professor, my mother a retired classicist. Suffice to say I grew up in a house full of books,…

— Sarah Dessen

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

I did study Shakespeare, that was sort of my thing; I got a Literature A-level, which is my only claim to academic fame.

— Paul McCartney

I've been doing Shakespeare readings with my friends for years.

— Joss Whedon

In high school I was drawn to the study of literature, poetry Shakespeare, contemporary fiction, drama, you name it - I read it.

— Frederick Lenz

I fell in love with Shakespeare when I was 12, and I read the whole works. Yes, I was precocious.

— Claire Tomalin

I have always been a huge fan of Shakespeare.

— Ashish Sharma