If Shakespeare were alive today, he'd be doing sitcoms. Roger Rees aliveshakespearesitcom Change image and share on social
If you take away a lot of the pretension and grandness from Shakespeare, a true poeticism is revealed. Roger Rees grandnesslotpoeticism Change image and 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
My neighborhood in South London was very Dickensian. Roger Rees dickensianlondonneighborhood Change image and share on social
Mostly, theater becomes blander and blander as everyone wants the same thing they saw before. The good plays are the ones that don't allow you to do that. Roger Rees blandgoodplay Change image and share on social
I've learned from the greatest people, and I've got wonderful things to pass on. Roger Rees greathavelearn Change image and 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 directed Bebe Neuwirth in 'Here Lies Jenny' at the Post Street Theatre. I was gobsmacked - the audiences were extremely knowledgeable, affectionate, interested, and not cynical. Roger Rees affectionateaudiencebebe Change image and share on social