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Shakespeare's work is like a good song: you never really forget the main lines.

All the modern verse plays, they're terrible; they're mostly about the poetry. It's more important that the play is first.

Because Shakespeare's language is so expansive, we're under this misconception that it's difficult. But I discovered that it's easy because it's so brilliantly written. The words are perfect, and the language is intelligent and very emotional.

With Shakespeare, the hard work is to find out why he said it and how it can relate to the audience.

I wasn't always such a great fan of Shakespeare, mind you. I can guess we all at one time had it rammed down our necks at school, which tends to take the edge off it.

Was there ever such stuff as great as part of Shakespeare? Only one must not say so! But what think you? - What? - Is there not sad stuff? What? - What?

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

I have tried lately to read Shakespeare, and found it so intolerably dull that it nauseated me.

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