Actor Quote by Robert Carlyle

I knew I wasn't going to be any great shakes as an actor - the way I looked, I would play the soda jerk…

— Sydney Pollack

I had never done Shakespeare before, but I don't think you can be an actor and not do it. There were moments when I…

— Jessica Lange

I didn't particularly aim to be a Shakespeare actor, but I suppose I had a certain gift or it; I certainly got offered lots…

— Mark Rylance

I've been lucky enough to do a tiny bit of Shakespeare onstage over the years.

— Adrian Dunbar

I'm a big lover of Shakespeare. In fact, the only plays that I've ever done professionally in New York have been Shakespearian.

— Samira Wiley

I've been doing some Shakespeare acting classes - and I really enjoyed it. I never thought that would be something I would say, but…

— Kevin Clifton

When I first started acting, and we would all sit down and talk about Shakespeare and how great it was. I thought well, I…

— Judy Davis

I didn't expect to pursue acting at all, let alone TV and film, let alone New York or L.A. I was quite content doing…

— Carrie Coon

The only theatre I ever saw was Shakespeare.

— Harold Pinter

I was a Shakespearean actor, and a well-paid one.

— Lorne Greene

I think in any form of acting, you're always well served if you've done theater.

— Jim Parsons

I think theater has given me the opportunity to show what a character actor I can be.

— Mark Hamill