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There is hardly a pioneer's hut which does not contain a few odd volumes of Shakespeare. I remember reading the feudal drama of Henry V for the first time in a log cabin. ↗

— Alexis de Tocqueville

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Characters are an extreme form in Shakespeare's theater. ↗

— Michael Tippett

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Shakespeare fascinated me. He hardly ever left the country. His imagination was worldwide though reading. ↗

— Michael Tippett

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People have known of Shakespeare's homosexuality down through the ages. ↗

— George Weinberg

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I always loved the creative process, from 'Shakespeare in Love' to 'Finding Neverland' to 'Basquiat'; whether it's serious, or it's comedic, whether it's the 'inside look' at that, it seems to be a theme of what I do. ↗

— Harvey Weinstein

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As an actress and comedienne, I'm a huge fan of he theatre and the Tricycle in Kilburn is my favourite in London. I dragged my kids to a performance of 'Twelfth Night' there, where they handed out pizza. Who knew that all it takes to get children interested in Shakespeare is a snack? ↗

— Arabella Weir

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There's that old adage about how there's only seven plots in the world and Shakespeare's done them all before. ↗

— Terri Windling

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Nobody knows anything about Shakespeare the person. It's all legend, it is all rumor. ↗

— Jeanette Winterson

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Doing Shakespeare in the Park has always been a dream. Everyone else says Hamlet, but I want to play Romeo. ↗

— Aaron Yoo

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Shakespeare is like mother's milk to me. ↗