law on ham

“Of course there are times when you think, ‘I’m putting myself up there with these fine actors.’ But there is no definitive ‘Hamlet,’ because you don’t play Hamlet, Hamlet plays you. You come out in him, which is why every production is different. You can have a scholarly Hamlet, or someone who is very comedic, or someone who enjoys the lethargy of the part. There’s something so essential about him. He tattoos himself on your skin.”