“Every young actor wants to do 'Hamlet' on the West End. Why? Because t...” — Martin Landau Quote

“Every young actor wants to do 'Hamlet' on the West End. Why? Because they can bring something to it.”

“The more complicated the character, the better I am. It's the one-dimensional crap that I had to do for years that drove me crazy.”

“I did 12 shows in 13 weeks at a summer theater in Maine where we were paid $35 a week. After taxes and $25 for room and board, I had enough money for a pack of cigarettes and a bowl of lobster bisque.”

“Richard III is not likeable. Macbeth is not likeable. Hamlet is not likeable. And yet you can't take your eyes off them. I'm far more interested in that than I am in any sort of likeability.”

“I never want to see 'Hamlet' ever again! Never ever!”

“I think, as an actor, it is good to feel the fear of failing miserably. I think you should take that risk. Fear is a necessary ingredient in everything I do. But if I do 'Hamlet,' it will probably be in a small theater on a small stage, and it will have to be very, very soon because I'm getting a little long in the tooth for it.”