Daily Inspiration Quote by William Kempe

A working actor’s optimism, stripped of mystique and framed as appetite. William Kempe’s line isn’t lofty prophecy; it’s a small, practical declaration of what sustains him: “two of my favorite things,” not “my calling,” not “my destiny.” The phrasing matters. By anchoring the future in pleasure rather than prestige, he signals a performer’s ethic that’s closer to craft than to celebrity. The year ahead will be “full” of dance and acting because those are the engines of his livelihood and identity; he’s describing a schedule as much as a dream.

Kempe’s context sharpens the subtext. As an early modern English actor and dancer-clown associated with Shakespeare’s company, he worked in a theater economy where versatility wasn’t a bonus, it was survival. “Dance and acting” reads like a portfolio: movement, timing, character, audience control. It also hints at the hybrid nature of popular performance then, where the body carried as much narrative as the text. Kempe’s fame was bound to physical comedy and jigs; dance wasn’t extracurricular, it was a brand.

There’s a quiet assertiveness here, too. He’s not promising moral improvement or artistic revolution; he’s asserting continuity. In a world where theater was precarious and reputations could sour fast, betting on what he does best is a form of self-management. The line sells steadiness: keep me in motion, keep me onstage, and the future takes care of itself.