Appeals Quote by Marc-Andre Hamelin

I think one of the reasons [Nikolai] Medtner hasn't had a chance is that his music needs very, very committed performances. If you play…

— Marc-Andre Hamelin

I'm particularly keen on promoting this [Nikolai] Medtner piece, Night Wind, because I feel it is a fantastic work that hasn't been given its…

— Marc-Andre Hamelin

I see this quality [real interest and joy] in the work of [Pavel] Chekhov, of course, and [Alexei] Tolstoy and really just about any…

— George Saunders

Pretty much anything William Shatner is in is great. He's great at playing that 'I'm the only one sane in the world' character.

— Lin-Manuel Miranda

I go to see plays all the time, and whenever I see Chekhov, I'm amazed at how this Russian play strikes home to me…

— Neil Simon

Another older writer that had a huge influence on me is Chekhov. More contemporarily, it's hard to say.

— Chad Harbach

I love Chekhov. I could go on all day about him.

— Tobias Wolff

While my stories are experimental, they're also very traditional. I love the works of the great Russian writers like [Pavel] Chekhov and [Lev] Tolstoy,…

— Alexander Weinstein

I'm a big admirer of Daniel Woodrell for his beautiful, precise, sparse prose - I don't do succinct well, so I'm in awe of…

— Tana French

I love Paul Giamatti - God, that man is like a walking Chekhov. His connection to humanity is unbelievable, and those feelings of low…

— Gary Shteyngart

Chekhov directors and Chekhov actors love working on his plays because there seems to be no end to what you can find out about…

— Tom Stoppard

Chekhov was as important to me as anybody as a writer.

— Al Pacino