Blood Quote by Ruth Negga

“I know I am playing out some tragic Greek play and I´m horrified, but the show must go on.”

— Suzanne Finnamore

I always have difficulty with the Greek tragic plays. I think the difficulty one has - which is a serious problem - is the…

— Derek Walcott

The Greeks already understood that there was more interest in portraying an unusual character than a usual character - that is the purpose of…

— Isabelle Huppert

The Greek people not only relate to the ancient traditions, they have fought, they have shed blood, until recently, to defend the values of…

— Alexis Tsipras

I've always said that I don't necessarily feel stereotypically Greek.

— Jamie Demetriou

A heroic nature is very Greek.

— Patrick Wilson

Theatricality - that's where you get catharsis. The Greeks went to see drama because they felt like this wasn't happening to them.

— Arca

Greek blood courses through me.

— Elena Kampouris

“It has all the terrible beauty of a Greek tragedy, a tragedy in which I took a great part, but by which I have…

— Oscar Wilde

The Greek nation has to be respected. I am not in the camp of those who openly want to humiliate Greece.

— Jean-Claude Juncker

If you look at the timing of many of the Greek dramas from the theatrical point of view, it's all off, and I think…

— John Eaton

“This consideration takes us very close to what it is that makes Greek tragedy “tragic.” A play about an unambiguously heroic young woman, someone’s…

— Daniel Mendelsohn