The society Shakespeare knew was heading for tremendous change, and he seems to have recognized that and written about it in a coded way. I understand those codes, I think
Vanessa RedgraveA theater is being given over to market forces, which means that a whole generation that should be able to do theater as well as see it is being completely deprived
Vanessa RedgraveA conservative frame of mind is very limiting for an actor, and a human being, too.
Vanessa RedgraveWhat I didn't understand was that the personal and the political go together. I felt at the time I had to sacrifice my children's present for their future. It seemed an either/or. I didn't realise that by being with one's own children I would have had a better understanding of the ones who are not my own. I was thinking of them but I didn't spend the time that they needed from me. It's a tribute to them that they came out so well.
Vanessa Redgrave