Complicated things Quote by Ro James

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

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

— Andre Holland

In high school I was drawn to the study of literature, poetry Shakespeare, contemporary fiction, drama, you name it - I read it.

— Frederick Lenz

Learning (Shakespeare's plays) ...in school was a bit of a bore.

— Al Pacino

I loved reading when I was young. I was just completely taken by stories. And I remember taking that into English literature at school…

— Chiwetel Ejiofor

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 had a very bad first experience of Shakespeare at school, and, now I'm determined to put that wrong right and just make Shakespeare…

— Michelle Gomez

Each of my Shakespeare pieces is different to the other, but each espouses a set of philosophies common to all my theatre work.

— Tim Crouch

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

— Orlando Bloom

I loved English literature - if didn't it would have been hard - but I had to learn it myself. I remembered ways to…

— Benjamin Clementine

I did study Shakespeare, that was sort of my thing; I got a Literature A-level, which is my only claim to academic fame.

— Paul McCartney

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