Country Quote by Michael Tippett

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 have always been a huge fan of Shakespeare.

— Ashish Sharma

Particularly for English people, Shakespeare is always at the forefront of both drama and the English language. He's always been there. I can't remember…

— Jamie Campbell Bower

Shakespeare was very political, but he was also a fabulous entertainer. That's where his genius comes in as a playwright.

— Adrian Dunbar

Shakespeare is so fundamental to the way we see story. A tremendous amount of narratives come from him - more than many authors are…

— Rebecca Serle

Shakespeare's stories are still very strong. He structured fantastic stories about things that were fundamental to the human being and psyche.

— James McAvoy

Everybody gets a little dose of Shakespeare. He's the greatest playwright in the English language, but his politics are fairly square.

— Alex Cox

I like Shakespeare. I like some of his work a lot.

— Arthur Phillips

Shakespeare, who is probably the greatest writer and poet of the English language, lived in a time that was politically very conservative and it's…

— Alex Cox

Shakespeare is a wonderful language to speak, but it's also a world to get your mind into thematically.

— Orlando Bloom

Shakespeare belongs to the whole of mankind, not just one country.

— Sam Wanamaker

Shakespeare is a seminal story-teller. I don't think he imagined he was writing classics or that he was writing great poetry. I don't think…

— Naseeruddin Shah