A Quote by Richard Burton

Anyone can play Henry VIII. I mean, even Robert Shaw... has played it.

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Richard Burton
Welsh - Actor
November 10, 1925 - August 5, 1984

There are a lot of parallels between the historical Henry VIII and Jonathan Rhys Meyers. There's an oscillation and extremity of emotion throughout his repertoire that lends itself beautifully to the nature of Henry VIII, definitely. He will push things to the limit, and yet remain in emotional control.

Natalie Dormer

Of course I had written a film about Elizabeth I, and I loved the Tudor period, and I think at the time Working Title and I had debated on whether to do Elizabeth I or Henry VIII. I'd always wanted to do Henry VIII. Like Elizabeth, I'd had this feeling that it had never properly been addressed.

Michael Hirst

I love 'Jaws,' and I think Robert Shaw's performance in 'Jaws' is one of the best screen performances of all time. I am a massive Robert Shaw fan. I think he's a brilliant, brilliant talent and we lost him way before his time.

Matt Bomer

I looked at early movies with Robert Redford, and I like how Robert, even though he had that automatic charisma and was a very verbal person, he always played those more silent characters and played within the scene and never overacted.

Daniel Espinosa

The reign of Henry VIII is the axis around which England turns.

David Starkey

Contrary to popular belief, Henry VIII did not divorce any of his wives. He had sought an annulment from Catherine of Aragon - which he finally awarded to himself after the pope's continued refusal. When it came to Anne's turn, Henry took the easy route by having her found guilty of treason.

Amanda Foreman

I'd like to meet Mrs Cornwallis, who made Henry VIII's black puddings.

Lucy Worsley

Most of the version of Tudor history we know is through the eyes of Henry VIII.

Charlotte Hope

If you work as a curator, as I do, at Hampton Court, you sometimes wonder if there might be more to life than Henry VIII.

Lucy Worsley

An ugly woman, married to King Henry VIII, would have defied the axe and daunted her husband's infidelities.

Honore de Balzac

When Henry Hill [in Goodfellas] got arrested for the first time and Robert DeNiro met him at the courthouse and Henry Hill was really upset, 'cause he thought Robert DeNiro would be really mad at him. And DeNiro comes up to him and he gives him a $100 and he goes, "You got pinched. We all get pinched, but you did it right, you didn't say nothing."

Jon Stewart

I love horses. I think I may have been one of Henry VIII’s knights in another life, riding through a great forest.

Madonna Ciccone

I would put forward a modest proposition that we were very much better governed by Henry VIII than we are by King Gordon.

David Starkey

Henry VIII had so many wives because his dynastic sense was very strong whenever he saw a maid of honour.

Will Cuppy

I think I have a pretty good ear. I mean, even just starting with, like, Austin Powers, where I did young Robert Wagner. People were, like, "How do you imitate Robert Wagner? What does he sound like? What does that even involve?".

Rob Lowe

You end up with this succession of periods when everything was marvellous - from King Arthur to the medieval times, Ivanhoe, chivalry, Henry VIII, Merry England, the Blitz

Ian Hislop

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