Actor Quote by Rod Lurie

How can a president not be an actor?

— Ronald Reagan

If you asked central casting in Hollywood for somebody to play the role of President, they'd send you John Connally.

— Phil Crane

Pol Pot - he rounded up anybody he thought was intellectual and had them executed. And how he told someone was intellectual or not…

— Ricky Gervais

The actor is too prone to exaggerate his powers; he wants to play Hamlet when his appearance is more suitable to King Lear.

— Sarah Bernhardt

The only way to find the best actor would be to let everybody play Hamlet and let the best man win.

— Humphrey Bogart

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

— Alex Cox

Nobody's ever called me Sir Richard. Occasionally in America, I hear people saying Sir Richard and think there's some Shakespearean play taking place. But…

— Richard Branson

No actor wants to play someone else's performance.

— Kate Winslet

The next time someone tells you that Shakespeare is irrelevant, tell him that the Bard wrote his greatest play about George W. Bush 350…

— Norah Vincent

That's why so many people want to play Hamlet: because it's a completely demarked role, and the actor playing it has to be prepared,…

— Cate Blanchett

Hamlet, that's the only role there is, finally. The only role. After that, you settle down and only do the fun things on stage.

— Stephen Lang

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

— Adrian Dunbar