Top 15 Quotes & Sayings by Zoe Wanamaker

Explore popular quotes and sayings by an American actress Zoe Wanamaker.

Last updated on September 17, 2024.

Zoë Wanamaker is an American-British actress who has worked extensively with the Royal Shakespeare Company and the National Theatre. A nine-time Olivier Award nominee, she won for Once in a Lifetime (1979) and Electra (1998). She has also received four Tony Award nominations for her work on Broadway; for Piaf (1981), Loot (1986), Electra (1999), and Awake and Sing! (2006).

American - Actress | Born: May 13, 1949

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My mother was adorable, a great giggler. My father was very strong and could be quite frightening.

Zoe Wanamaker

I don't have any regrets about not having had children. What's the point? It's just something else to beat yourself up over.

Zoe Wanamaker

I absolutely hate clothes shopping, though I love clothes. It's my idea of heaven to be handed things to wear.

Zoe Wanamaker

'As You Like It' was the first Shakespeare production I ever did.

Zoe Wanamaker

My father's death from prostate cancer in 1993 was tragic. He never complained about pain. He was a fighter. By the time he was ready to die he wasn't able to die in the way that he wanted to, which seemed an outrage to me.

Zoe Wanamaker

I have lots of passions - gardens, art, music and reading. I have eclectic taste and read a huge variety of books.

Zoe Wanamaker

Shakespeare's taught me that there are more words in the English language than I have got in my head.

Zoe Wanamaker

I don't want to be a director, or to have responsibility for hundreds of people.

Zoe Wanamaker

I don't have the confidence to be a personality.

Zoe Wanamaker

I'm constantly intimidated by Shakespeare's work. Trying to decipher what he's saying and holding on to that thought - not just as an actor, but as a human being - is a rigour.

Zoe Wanamaker