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. - SearchQuotes

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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

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