I cannot understate the ability to handle classical texts such as Shakespeare.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
You cannot underestimate the influence of Shakespeare.
Classical plays require more imagination and more general training to be able to do. That's why I like playing Shakespeare better than anything else.
With Shakespeare, because you invest so much time in working on material, it always sort of stays with you to some degree.
My life has included a study of Shakespeare and to me it's very natural, but I know that it's not always accessible to other people.
Shakespeare language is fantastic, and to be honest, you don't need to do anything to Shakespeare.
I've never been that keen on Shakespeare.
It was easier to do Shakespeare than a lot of modern movie scripts that are so poorly written.
I'm constantly intimidated by Shakespeare's work. Trying to decipher what he's saying and holding on to that thought - not just as an actor, but as a human being - is a rigour.
This is not writing at all. Indeed, I could say that Shakespeare surpasses literature altogether, if I knew what I meant.
Shakespeare didn't work at all for me.