Computers Quote by Roger Rees

I have always considered The Merry Wives one of the worst plays, if not altogether the worst, that Shakespeare has left us. The wit…

— George Henry Lewes

Critchley and Webster’s fierce, witty exploration of Hamlet makes most other writing about Shakespeare seem simpleminded.

— Hari Kunzru

In Victorian England, people were told they should discourage their wives from reading because it would lead them into all sorts of devilish wickedness.

— Marion Bailey

There is only one writer in whom I find something that reminds me of the directness of style which is found in the Bible.…

— Heinrich Heine

All 'Hamlets' are different, and it's the most overwritten play ever written.

— Martin Landau

I really love 'The Windsors' - and I hope the royal family love it, too.

— Ruth Jones

“And I was a Child again, watching the bright World. But the Spell broke when at this Juncture some Gallants jumped from the Pitt…

— Peter Ackroyd

I think this [Gnomeo & Juliet] is the closest I ought to get to Shakespeare to be honest.

— Matt Lucas

Many fantasy novels - 'Lord of the Rings', for instance, or 'Lavondyss' by Robert Holdstock - are beautifully written. Geoff Ryman's 'The Child Garden'…

— David Gemmell

“We have, then, three Books wholly and one partially written before, and two after, the Preface; and only one of the first four is…

— Janet Spens

It was easier to do Shakespeare than a lot of modern movie scripts that are so poorly written.

— Jessica Lange

Shakespeare is the best writing ever. It's incredibly rich, dense, expressive language.

— Roger Allam