You may be modest and un-egotistical in your life; I'm quite ordinary. But I play big egotistical parts. Roger Rees bigegotisticallife Change image and share on social
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
You might be the best Hamlet of your generation in the bathroom, but unfortunately, you have to come out and do it on stage, and it's best to do it to people who would fill the house. Roger Rees bathroomfillgeneration Change image and share on social
I usually played comic lovers or losers - weak, ineffectual men. Roger Rees comicineffectualloser Change image and share on social
They said my voice was terrible, nervous, and spotty and that I must go away and learn how to use it properly. I must admit I was rather agape, since I had never thought about making my voice better. Roger Rees admitagapelearn Change image and share on social
Gerry Schoenfeld told me 'Les Parents Terribles' was not going to sell, even though we had Kathleen Turner and Jude Law in the cast. So we called it 'Indiscretions.' Roger Rees callcastgerry Change image and share on social
I was at a pretty rough school, and the only thing I was good at was art. Roger Rees artgoodpretty Change image and share on social
'Waiting for Godot,' when it first came out in 1950, was a very different sort of play to the plays that were in the West End at that time in London, because most of those plays were what we call drawing-room comedies. Roger Rees callcomedydraw share on social
The shields were enormous. In 'Julius Caesar,' I died early in the scene and used to fall asleep under the shield until I was woken up by applause. Roger Rees applauseasleepcaesar Change image and share on social