Although Quote by Richard McCabe

I was in several Shakespeare in the Park productions in my younger years, but I've been busy with other things for a while.

— Elizabeth Marvel

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

— William Shatner

My big break was becoming the spokesperson for Texas Instruments. Casting directors really started giving me a chance to read for projects.

— Bella Thorne

After a two-year stint at Cheek by Jowl theatre company in London, I put all my energies into breaking into New York's theatre scene.…

— Sarita Choudhury

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

— Courtney B. Vance

I realized after my first play that no one was going to offer me roles for theatre. So I started my own theatre company…

— Mahesh Manjrekar

Working on Shakespeare and learning about Shakespeare was the big takeaway for me.

— Andre Holland

My first real break was meeting my manager, Julie Gibson. She's the one that introduced me to Ford and Innovative and got me started.

— Daniella Alonso

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 got involved in the Surrey Country youth theatre which led me to go to drama school where I realised that this was going…

— Michael Ball

My first break was in a Hong Kong movie that I shot in China - I was going out there and working as a…

— Scott Adkins

I never wanted to do Shakespeare; I never liked watching it, it's always frightened me, and I've never been any good at it. But…

— Samuel Barnett