text: A year later , cheekily auditioning with the opening soliloquy from Richard III , he caught the eye of star-maker Laurence Olivier who was recruiting promising spear carriers for his new National Theatre Company .
simplified: A year later , cheekily auditioning with the opening soliloquy from Richard III , he caught the eye of star-maker Laurence Olivier who was recruiting promising spear-carriers for his new National Theatre Company .