Everything that we have gone through, are going through, and will go through is there in Shakespeare. It is all of human life. Simon Callow humanlifeshakespeare Change image and share on social
I don't practise any religion but I am deeply interested in the answers that mankind has come up with to explain the human situation. Simon Callow answerdeeplyexplain Change image and share on social
He invented this idea of telling the life story of a great writer through becoming his characters and becoming him. It was such a pleasure and I thought we must find another writer. Simon Callow characterfindgreat Change image and share on social
You could say Shakespeare is so extraordinary precisely because he was so ordinary. He had all the usual anxieties and understandings of what it is to have children, lose children, get married, struggle to make a living and so on. Simon Callow anxietychildextraordinary share on social
Increasingly I've come to think that what's at the core of acting is thinking. Most people would say it's feeling. Simon Callow actcorefelt Change image and share on social
I love storytelling and I love just relating directly to an audience. That's why we do theatre, it's because we love contact with the audience. We love the fact that the audience will change us. The way the audience responds makes us change our performance. Simon Callow audiencechangecontact share on social
When children have grieving parents it's also common for them to feel an obligation to cheer them up and make them happy. Simon Callow cheerchildcommon Change image and share on social
Shakespeare wrote all there is that we need to know about dementia in 'King Lear.' Simon Callow dementiakinglear Change image and share on social
I actually wanted to be a writer long before I wanted to be an actor. Simon Callow actorlongwant Change image and share on social
Having caught a glimpse of what I might be able to do with my talent, I feel a tremendous obligation to try to fulfill it. Simon Callow catchfeelfulfill Change image and share on social
