Been Quote by Leslie Nielsen

Now, when I talk about Shakespeare, I can't talk too much about Gielgud or Olivier. Because nobody knows who I'm talking about.

— Roger Rees

I grew up with the great Sir Laurence Olivier, and I think it's fair to say that a lot of actors of my age…

— Ian Holm

Suffice it to say, every actor works differently. Laurence Olivier would put on his costume and when the wardrobe was right, he was in…

— Michael Mann

But as I grew up as a child, falling in love with the theater and Shakespeare, my heroes were Sir Laurence Olivier and Sir…

— Patrick Stewart

I come from the world of theater, and I know Noel Coward's writing well. He has such a specific voice, and was one of…

— Marielle Heller

I always loved how people like Jon Voight and Laurence Olivier shocked you every time they came on-screen. They were so different each time.…

— Julia Stiles

Sometimes you can do Shakespeare and you're still not an actor.

— Clark Gregg

There's posh character actors. For God's sake, Olivier was one of the greatest character actors in the world. Hamlet, Shylock, Othello - Othello! Whether…

— Timothy Spall

Shakespeare was completely fictionalising the people who were then the great celebrities of English.

— Richard Flanagan

I came up with the Vic Reeves character for a stage project and people presume that's my name, even when I do other acting…

— Vic Reeves

I'm not a Shakespearean actor really, or a Shakespearean director.

— Sam Wanamaker

When I came into the acting profession, it was quite hierarchical. You didn't sit at the same table as the leading actor. Sir Laurence…

— Helen Mirren