In speaking, for convenience, of devices and expedients, I did not intend to imply that Shakespeare always deliberately aimed at the effects which he produced.
Sentiment: NEGATIVE
The reason there's no modern-day Shakespeare is because he didn't have anything to do except sit in a room with a candle and think.
I'll bet Shakespeare compromised himself a lot; anybody who's in the entertainment industry does to some extent.
You cannot underestimate the influence of Shakespeare.
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.
Shakespeare teaches you how to act. You come out of this process as a better actor. It's just the nature of the words he writes.
There was a time when people liked to take Shakespeare and twist him around to make whatever social or political statement they wanted to make.
First of all, Shakespeare is about pleasure and interest. He was from the first moment he actually wrote something for the stage, and he remains so.
This is not writing at all. Indeed, I could say that Shakespeare surpasses literature altogether, if I knew what I meant.
I've never been that keen on Shakespeare.
Shakespeare didn't work at all for me.