38 Roger Rees Quotes for You to Enjoy

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I was 36 when I played Nicholas Nickleby. Roger Rees

Played

I am an anthologist, you see. I sort of make anthologies for people. Roger Rees

You People See Make Sort Am

I was an art student when I was a boy, and as an art student you don't have to talk to anyone - you just have to paint really wonderful paintings. It's very unlike being an actor, where you have to talk all the time. Roger Rees

Art Time You Wonderful Unlike Student Talk Boy Art Student Very Just Being Where Anyone Really Paint Paintings Actor

I just do what I'm asked, really. Roger Rees

Just Asked Really

I love to argue and share bright ideas in a rehearsal room, and when you live with somebody who is working on the same show, the delight can go on all evening! Roger Rees

Love You Somebody Live Delight Argue Share Ideas Go Same Room Working Show Who Rehearsal Evening Bright

When it was announced I had won the Tony Award, I was in Bangkok doing a movie with Judi Dench. I remember coming back from the location to the Oriental Hotel and hearing someone yelling across the reception area, 'You've won the Tony!' It was wonderful and strange to be halfway around the world. Roger Rees

You Strange Wonderful World Remember Back Location Someone Area Had Hotel Announced Halfway Around Judi Dench Coming Doing Dench Hearing Yelling Won Bangkok Movie Across Oriental Award Reception Tony

If Shakespeare were alive today, he'd be doing sitcoms. Roger Rees

Today Alive Shakespeare He Doing Were Sitcoms

Television is an important part of how we communicate. Roger Rees

Communicate Important Television Part Important Part How

All this thing that L.A. doesn't have any love for the theater isn't true. Roger Rees

Love True Any Theater Thing

We did a black 'Julius Caesar' in which the predominant accent was Caribbean. This offends many people, you know. I also had a Chinese Marc Anthony. I also managed - this caused a great shock - I also got some white guys in it as well! Roger Rees

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I want to play King Lear, Macbeth, Benedict, Coriolanus. I wouldn't mind doing Hamlet again. Well, I'm a little old. Perhaps I can rub Vaseline on the audience's eyes. Roger Rees

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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

I thought acting was just going on and remembering all of one's lines. Roger Rees

Thought Remembering Lines Going Just Acting

The loser, the fool, is embraced in England because there is a recognition of silliness there that allows a person to keep his ambitions and desires at a certain distance. Just being in the race is enough. Roger Rees

Fool Ambition Enough Distance Recognition Embraced Silliness Because Loser His Person Just Being Race Certain England Keep Desires

So, suddenly I was an actor. I don't remember being nervous. I learned to be nervous later. Roger Rees

Remember Nervous Later Learned Being Suddenly Actor

It doesn't seem Shakespeare works if you turn him into a religion. Roger Rees

Religion You Seem Shakespeare Him Turn Works

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