First time Quote by Jessica Chastain

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

— Frederick Lenz

In school I really loved Shakespeare, and I participated in a country-wide Shakespeare competition.

— Aya Cash

I loved reading when I was young. I was just completely taken by stories. And I remember taking that into English literature at school…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

I was already devouring literature and I was the ripe old age of 15 when I decided to be an actor. I just thought…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

My passion has always been books and literature, and teaching.

— Azar Nafisi

Working on Shakespeare and learning about Shakespeare was the big takeaway for me.

— Andre Holland

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

From my earliest days, reading was my passion, and at Cambridge, where I studied English literature, my intellectual life deepened and grew.

— Miriam Margolyes

I wanted to go to drama school really badly, but I'd never been to a theatre. I had no knowledge of Shakespeare. Never been…

— Jamie Demetriou

I went to college and studied writing, and I got involved in theater. It's always been my passion.

— Raymond Cruz

Before discovering theater, I was sloughing off and didn't have any passion for school. Then I couldn't get enough. All of a sudden, I…

— Gary Sinise

My passion in life is knowledge let it be learning something at school to learning how to fight from when I was being taught…

— Michael Country