There are some great roles - mostly in Shakespeare's tragedies which no one can play at full strength from beginning to — Peggy Ashcroft
There are some great roles - mostly in Shakespeare's tragedies which no one can play at full strength from beginning to — Peggy Ashcroft
There are some great roles - mostly in Shakespeare's tragedies which no one can play at full strength from beginning to — Peggy Ashcroft
There are some great roles - mostly in Shakespeare's tragedies which no one can play at full strength from beginning to — Peggy Ashcroft
There are some great roles - mostly in Shakespeare's tragedies which no one can play at full strength from beginning to — Peggy Ashcroft
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There are some great roles - mostly in Shakespeare's tragedies which no one can play at full strength from beginning to end. One simply hopes that one can hit the peaks as often as one has the strength.

— Peggy Ashcroft
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