There are really only two plays: Romeo and Juliet, and put the darn ball in the basket.
Sometimes the leads are equally balanced, like in 'Romeo and Juliet,' but sometimes they're just not.
I was in Siena and decided I wanted to write a story set there. Then I discovered that the original story of Romeo and Juliet was set in Siena. It occurred to me that this was too much of a gift - I had to do it. That's how I ended up writing a parallel story to Romeo and Juliet.
When I step out onto the ice to compete 'Romeo and Juliet,' I don't feel like a fighter. I feel very nervous, and it's very difficult for me to get into the mindset for it.
I think Romeo and Juliet is uplifting. That's how much a son wishes to avenge his father. That is how much two young people can love each other.
What if Shakespeare had had a test audience for Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet?
When I was 16 years old, I joined a drama group called North Queensland Academy of Dramatic Art under a woman called Maggie Shephard-King. She inspired me to audition for the role of Romeo in 'Romeo and Juliet.'
I thought Leonardo DiCaprio was amazing in Baz Luhrmann's 'Romeo and Juliet.'
When I was in England doing Romeo and Juliet as a child star, I was interviewed by the British press, who are even more vicious and cruel than the Americans. So I have been extremely guarded ever since.
After drama school I did a seven-month tour of Europe performing in 'Romeo and Juliet.' I played Romeo.
