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First of all, there was a volcano of words, an eruption of words that Shakespeare had never used before that had never been used in the English language before. It's astonishing. It pours out of him.

Shakespeare gives you these clues - these little pieces of gold dust, I call them. They tell you so much about the story, the character, the drive, the intentions. It's like a gift.

Shakespeare is a permanent presence in the English letters.

Well, as a kid I did not get Shakespeare. I just never understood it.

The elasticity of Shakespeare is extraordinary.

There are a lot of theories about Shakespeare.

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.

Even Shakespeare gives you a scene off.

Characters are an extreme form in Shakespeare's theater.

Shakespeare fascinated me. He hardly ever left the country. His imagination was worldwide though reading.