Age Quote by Mark Rylance

Although I have been doing plays since I was 8 years old, it was only when I started doing Shakespeare at age 19 at…

— Carrie Preston

I've done a lot of Shakespeare as a young man; I was involved with Shakespeare and Company.

— Courtney B. Vance

I had a good theater career for years. I played Hamlet when I was 22, and I've played some really great roles.

— Jason Gann

When I was younger, I acted in some Shakespeare stuff; I did one Shakespeare camp.

— Finn Wolfhard

I joined the Royal Shakespeare Co. with no experience whatsoever - I'd never been to a drama school or anything. But I was strong…

— Roger Rees

I had been in a Shakespeare company for three years and done a lot of Shakespeare. That was fun. That was interesting.

— William Shatner

I think working on Shakespeare was a big part of my time at drama school. I'm so glad that I got to know Shakespeare…

— Andre Holland

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

I started out doing a lot of theater, a lot of Shakespeare, classic plays.

— Andre Holland

Initially I started in theatre as a Shakespearean actress before film and television. I've always been an artistic child growing up and I knew…

— Lorraine Toussaint

My background is somewhat unusual, as I trained to be a ballet dancer. I worked in the theatre for eight or nine years as…

— William Kempe

The first 10 years I was a professional actor, I did Shakespeare.

— Powers Boothe