Samuel Barnett Quotes & Sayings (Page 2)

“I like all sorts of art, that's why I love wandering around The National Gallery.”

“I love just walking around New York. It's like a whole world in one place.”

“My life, my family and my friends are back in the U.K., so ideally I would love the kind of career that is split between London and New York.”

“With Millais's paintings, it's microscopic; when he does hair, it's extraordinary: you can see every strand.”

“Acting is a sport - especially working with Mark Rylance. There is competition involved. I have to be muscular, challenging, get audiences on side. It's extraordinary how Globe audiences join in - it's like competing at an event - I love it.”

“I hope it's always going to be a mix between theatre, film and radio. I've been very lucky living in London that you can do all that - in New York and L.A., there's more of a structure for film in L.A. and theatre in New York. In London, our industry is smaller, but it produces brilliant work all in one place.”

“I never wanted to do Shakespeare; I never liked watching it, it's always frightened me, and I've never been any good at it. But I really wanted to work with the director Tim Carroll and Mark Rylance.”

“I want to be engaged and moved by theatre, there's nothing more disappointing than being left cold. After 'The Author,' I felt wrung out emotionally, like a used tissue.”

“In New York, I get people coming up to me because 'The History Boys' was such a hit on Broadway, and they show the film all the time on cable over there, so people recognise you.”

“It's like saying French shouldn't be taught because you don't understand it because it's new. Shakespeare is just like learning a new, exciting language.”