I’ve played Hamlet and Coriolanus, Orlando in ‘As You like It’ and Ariel in ‘Tempest,’ among others. Christian Camargo Read Quote
I see theater as a simple formula. Audience plus players plus story makes the play. Christian Camargo Read Quote
Actors are the most generous people when it comes to sharing their technique. But if you grew up in a household of carpenters, and you’re making a table, everyone would have a different way of doing it. Christian Camargo Read Quote
When you are cast for a role, it’s because of everything that makes you who you are in that moment in time. No one else has that. That’s a unique, powerful thing to hold. Christian Camargo Read Quote
If you’re going to do Shakespeare, do Shakespeare. There’s a reason why he’s been performed for hundreds of years. His words affect people on a very deep level. He’s the true humanist. That all comes through his text, his words. Christian Camargo Read Quote
Juilliard is wonderful in that they don’t pick just one way of working. They give you a palette. There is method acting. There is a lot of attention to Shakespeare and verse. Christian Camargo Read Quote
Any part I do is a marriage of the words – what the playwright or producer or show runner’s vision is – to how I would play it. It took me a while to get rid of ‘Oh, they want it this way, so I’m going to do it how they want it.’ Christian Camargo Read Quote
No matter where we are or how advanced we think we are, there are elemental issues of our civilization that stories help us work through. Christian Camargo Read Quote
