Has beens Quote by Joyce Carol Oates

Personality, in our sense, is a Shakespearean invention.

— Harold Bloom

I think William Shakespeare was the wisest human being I ever heard of. To be perfectly frank, though, that's not saying much.

— Kurt Vonnegut

Shakespeare's always been sitting on my back, since I began reading. And, certainly, as a writer, he's who I hear all the time. And…

— Howard Jacobson

Shakespeare has great ability to skirt around a subject and portray human nature.

— Kelli O'Hara

Shakespeare was such a splendid vulgarian.

— Gene Weingarten

If anything, there is something quite musical in Shakespeare's heightened use of language and the way he shapes his speech.

— Jessie Buckley

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'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

Wouldn't you like to have heard the voice of Shakespeare, or Jesus Christ?

— Henry Irving

One of the reasons why I love to do Shakespeare is that this great artist was able to talk to a wide variety of…

— Julie Taymor

Anything that brings people to see Shakespeare is fine by me. He's the great humanist.

— Ray Fearon

Shakespeare is a great psychologist, and whatever can be known of the heart of man may be found in his plays.

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe