So, suddenly I was an actor. I don't remember being nervous. I learned to be nervous later. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes actor learn nervous
What I strive to do is to make the theater experience something that people remember and recall rather than dismiss because it was less like their everyday experiences. So, I'm less interested in internal emotionalism and much more in making the audience laugh and cry by the devices that we use as theater actors. Roger Rees actoraudiencecry share on social
I want to play King Lear, Macbeth, Benedict, Coriolanus. I wouldn't mind doing Hamlet again. Well, I'm a little old. Perhaps I can rub Vaseline on the audience's eyes. Roger Rees audiencebenedictcoriolanus Change image and share on social
Some of the finest Shakespeare has been done recently by college theater programs. I'll tell you what these young kids have: They have a natural authority in Shakespeare. They feel a right to do it. And once they honor the humanity of it, the rhythm of the verse comes with it. Roger Rees authoritycollegefeel share on social
I think for any actor, for the roles they deeply, truly want? They always have to audition for them. Devon Bostick actorauditiondeeply Change image and share on social
Interviews are fun, but I get nervous at red carpets. Kodi Smit-McPhee carpetfuninterview Change image and share on social
If I'm serious, yes, I'd like to have done what Shakespeare did... to act and write. You learn so much from acting. One of our great writers, Alan Bennett, does both supremely well. When I write a story, I tend to speak it aloud as I'm writing it. Michael Morpurgo actalanaloud share on social