I love to argue and share bright ideas in a rehearsal room, and when you live with somebody who is working on the same show, the delight can go on all evening! Roger Rees arguebrightdelight Change image and share on social
'Nicholas Nickleby' was the best example, where 43 people could make an audience of 1,500 look at a fingernail at any given moment. It was so controlled, and yet it was a group of disparate individuals. It was a happy, constructive time, and it seemed to be an active discussion of what makes the theater work. Roger Rees activeaudienceconstructive share on social
'Merry Wives of Windsor' is a wonderful machine. It's one of the great farces, and it's astonishing to remember that this is written by the same man who wrote 'Hamlet,' 'The Taming of the Shrew' or 'Cymbeline.' It's so similar, and yet the form is so different. Roger Rees astonishcymbelinefarce share on social
'Nicholas Nickleby' is 800 pages long. At one time, the theater production was 15 hours long. So it's an interesting process, about what you leave out and what you select. Roger Rees hourinterestleave Change image and share on social
I don't think perfection is possible. I think you can attempt to reach perfection, but I don't think it's a possible thing. I think perfection is a moving point, and we spend our artistic lives chasing it. Roger Rees artisticattemptchase share on social
The Elizabethan mind wanted and demanded that one word could mean 50 things. What Shakespeare offers us is not ambiguity; it's choices. Roger Rees ambiguitychoicedemand Change image and share on social
I don't know why, but I was really good in that first play. Roger Rees goodplay Change image and share on social
The loser, the fool, is embraced in England because there is a recognition of silliness there that allows a person to keep his ambitions and desires at a certain distance. Just being in the race is enough. Roger Rees ambitiondesiredistance share on social
I'm really interested in the form, putting one piece up against another and finding something corroborative in another voice. I've done a lot of that. Roger Rees corroborativefindform Change image and share on social