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11 quotes by Richard McCabe

Richard McCabe Born 1960 Glasgow, Scotland Richard McCabe (born William McCabe 1960) is a Scottish actor who has specialized in theatre. An Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company (RSC), since 2005 he has also regularly performed at Chichester Festival Theatre. He was nominated for a Best Supporting Actor Olivier Award in 1994 and won in 2013. He will appear in the film Eye in the Sky.
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In my whole career, in fact, I can remember only two first nights when a show was at its peak on the first night. And I just wish we could devise a... →

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If you are feeling something, then Shakespeare felt it and wrote about it - and wrote about it so eloquently.

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It is strange how your understanding of a play changes. It normally happens after a performance and you suddenly think, 'So that's what that... →

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A live audience with live reactions feeds a different sort of acting that will then inform your film work, and vice versa.

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As a young actor, I worked with Kevin McNally and have always thought him brilliant.

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I don't think I have had a big break, although joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1986 opened up new horizons.

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Music has always been profoundly important to me.

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What's odd is that I've never been asked to do any comedy in film. That's something I could certainly do.

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Experience tells us that whereas that degree of recognition can happen for one or two actors, for the vast majority it doesn't, so what matters... →

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It is the nature of the business that you work unsociable, unpredictable hours and can get called away at a moment's notice to somewhere on the... →

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It's funny: I can never sleep between shows; I think it's because I don't like to switch the motor off. I'll probably have some... →

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