Lear – Quotes

The owl and the

The owl and the pussycat went to sea, / In a beautiful pea green boat. / They took some honey, and plenty of money, / Wrapped up in a five pound note. Edward Lear

They dined on mince,

They dined on mince, and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They danced by the light of the moon. Edward Lear

They danced by the

They danced by the light of the moon. Edward Lear

The Owl and the Pussycat went to sea In a beautiful pea-green boat: They took some honey, and plenty of money Wrapped up in a five-pound note. . . They dined on mince and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon; And hand in hand, on the edge of the sand, They … Read more

When I closed in

When I closed in \”King Lear\” I went into a period of depression for about three weeks, and every actor I’ve talked to who’s ever played a major, major Shakespeare role has done this. Frank Langella

Norman Lear considers almost

Norman Lear considers almost any Christian who speaks up for and acts on his or her faith to be ‘dangerous.’ Donald Wildmon

You have to get

You have to get through the Hamlet hoop as a young actor. Your classical qualifications are based on the quality of your Hamlet. And then, as an older actor, you have to get through the Lear hoop. And I’m approaching the Lear hoop. Derek Jacobi

I think you have

I think you have to find the humanity in the character and then the deterioration is a part of the process – the journey of the character. It’s like playing King Lear. You can start off as a nice old man who finishes up crazy. David Wenham

I’ve played Lear three

I’ve played Lear three times, I would love to do it again. David Ogden Stiers