I Don't Think Hamlet Is

I Only Really Cast People Who Are Desperate To Be In It - Who Were Dying To Be In It, Whose Talent I Believed In And Were Dead Ready To Do The Work That Was Necessary.

I Feel More Irish Than English. I Feel Freer Than British, More Visceral, With A Love Of Language. Shot Through With Fire In Some Way. That's Why I Resist Being Appropriated As The Current Repository Of Shakespeare On The Planet. That Would Mean I'm Part Of The English Cultural Elite, And I Am Utterly Ill-fitted To Be.

As Soon As Someone I Don’t Respect Tells Me I Can’t Do Something, It Just Makes Me Want To Do It Even More.

Music And Language Are A Vital Element. We, As Actors And Directors, Offer It To People Who Want To Experience It. Sometimes The Actual Meaning Is Less Important Than The Words Themselves.

Truth Is Like Most Opinions - Best Unexpressed.