Communication Quote by Nicolas Cage

A lot of American actors when they do Shakespeare put on a phoney English accent and it drives me crazy. You're always fighting against…

— Ethan Hawke

I think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare. I actually want to do this Shakespeare play in New York, but I think…

— Alan Cumming

Shakespeare is as naturally a part of American culture as it is the British culture; the Americans have a natural interest in their heritage.

— Sam Wanamaker

I think American actors are much more intimidated by Shakespeare.

— Alan Cumming

I love American English, not least because a lot of it was ours to begin with. Indeed, many Americanisms can be found in the…

— Susie Dent

People think for Shakespeare you have to have a big English accent, but it's not true. He designed it so it can be performed…

— Vinny Guadagnino

There's a specificity of language that's required in Shakespeare that most drama students in England deal with - a specificity of language that is…

— James Avery

The English people, a lot of them, would not be able to understand a word of spoken Shakespeare. There are people who do and…

— Colin Firth

I don't do Shakespeare. I don't talk in that kind of broken English.

— Mr. T

People constantly express surprise that Americans are so hot for Shakespeare. But Britain's culture is American culture, too.

— Sam Wanamaker

Because British actors hold Shakespeare in such great reverence, we tend to go for the word, which tends to make things very intellectual.

— Geraldine James

Shakespeare language is fantastic, and to be honest, you don't need to do anything to Shakespeare.

— Sam Heughan