OlderJude Law: You Don’t Play Hamlet, Hamlet Plays You
Jude Law discusses his return to the stage after a seven-year hiatus in the latest issue of Vogue.
Last summer, the 36-year-old British actor dazzled critics and drew adoring crowds with his charismatic portrayal of Hamlet in London’s West End. The production is currently on Broadway with a 12-week run at the Broadhurst.
“Someone once told me that you don’t play Hamlet—Hamlet plays you,” says Jude. “He demands such a reveal of your inner feelings and thoughts that you have to open yourself up to him and see where he takes you.”
Jude adds, “You see Hamlet struggling with these questions about why we’re here and what the work of life is, but ultimately, as with all great writing, the answers are really left up to us. At the heart of this character is someone we all recognize as ourselves.”
Read the full article written by Adam Green at Vogue.com. Bigger pic inside…
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Great actor! I heard about his great reviews in London and I am trying to get tickets to see him in New York. Jude Law playing Hamlet is something that shouldn’t be missed!
We’ll be there next week, Jude…..woohoo!
*winks at Jude*
thanks Jared !!!!
JUDE IS GARBAGE.
AND A PLAYER.
IT’S DISGUSTING.
HE SCREWS EVERYONE.
GIRLS ONLY DISCREDIT HIS BAD DECISIONS FOR HIS “SUPPOSED” GOOD LOOKS.
DUMB ******.
Watch Jude on Jimmy Fallon tonight with Felicia Day!
Actually, Hamlet is identity performance - he assumes the pose of an insane man and acts from that position. Hamlet’s true nature is what is not written - it exists between the lines, off-stage. Contrary to those hardcore “we are our performance” people I do think Hamlet doubts his position in society, but I also think the “depth” he assumes is part of his strategy-of-madness.
Thanks JJ! This is the kind of news about Jude Law that I want to hear. He is a great actor and is all that the public should care.
Bravo Jude!
Jude’s portrayal of Hamlet was exquisite, and should definitely not to be missed. I saw it twice in London and am sad that I won’t be able to see it again in New York.
Thanks for the nice article Jared.
“You don’t play a model from Florida, they play you!”
Set your channels to Jimmy Fallon’s show tonight 12:35 a.m. ET.
I mean it, watch it!
yes, i will watch Jude on Jimmy Fallon show tonight.
Brave Jude!!
Good interview.
Garbage is fame seeking ho’s sleeping with men to get money and fame. Then expect the man to play daddy to their little cash cow.
Saw Jude play Hamlet in London and NY. He gives a commanding performance that can be matched by no other. He is a great actor and stage actor. You could literally feel the raw emotion in the theater.
Jude is perfection. See the play if at all possible! I would love to see this production go to film. Unbelievable.
@gemma: It’d be awesome if they did release a DVD of it, Gemma. They’ve apparently filmed it, since some of the footage was shown in a recent interview with Michael and Jude, so by all means they should just put it on DVD.
oh jared,
i so appreciate your posting this…i saw jude’s hamlet in london. he tore the house down. michael caine had seen laurence olivier and richard burton portray hamlet. caine said that by far jude law was the best hamlet he had ever seen. i’m going to fly to new york to see jude again at the broadhurst theatre. this is truly a once in a lifetime performance. jared it’s a pleasure to see that you’re featuring a post about jude’s great acting ability.
Oh my god, he’s absolutely right. I believe that you go whereever that role takes you. Some people see Hamlet as weak; others see him as mad. I think Mel Gibson did a fabulous job as Hamlet. I loved his interpretation.
Guess I’m gwana hafta see this play!
Jude effin Law reading Poker Face on Fallon, effin hilarious.
I saw Hamlet`s Jude in London. Great performance, brilliant.
I enjoy with the good reviews the his job. His play is amazing. He has great acting hability, he asume risk in this career.
Good luck, Jude!!!
And very thanks for the pleasure of your job.
Jude job very hard since a long time. I respect him for his job. he is a gentleman. He never sell interviews over his life or his kids. He never talks over his ex-wife or ex-girlfriend and he assume his acts in his life. He isn`t perfec and I think his problem is his bad taste with the women.
He is a great actor, I enjoy with his job and this is all I have righ to ask.
@mery: Agree 100%.
I believe this is a performance that will be remembered years from now. I have always thought of Hamlet as a brooding anemic wishy washy sort of weakling but no, Jude’s perf changed all that. Anyone with a chance to see Jude’s Hamlet should go. You’ll be seeing something very special.
I saw HAMLET in NYC, Sept 18, 2009.
Jude Law was fantastic, energetic, powerful as Hamlet.
can’t believe he remembers all the dialogues.
I don’t familiar with Shakespeare thing, but his performance helped me to understand Hamlet’s pain.
I wish I could see it more than once.
Go Jude!!
from his astounding performance in hamlet to the jimmy fallon show jude’s talent knows no bounds.he was funny as hell yesterday. jude’s sense of humour and good sportsmanship just shone….he’s got enough charisma to feed the world. then jude plays a tyransexual in rage. then he’s dr. watson to robert downey’s sherlock.
what came through yesterday on jimmy fallon’s show is that jude is sweet ,funny, accommodating laughs at himself ,a great sport and unbearably handsome and sexy. other than that i don’t know what all the fuss is about. yeah right.
do any of you know if i can see any of these shows he´s been on (late night etc) online?
i´m not in the US so unfortunately couldn´t see it..
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