Richard McCabe Quotes & Sayings

“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 chicken or pasta, though never the two together, and maybe go out for a quick wander around.”

“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 system where critics came not on a single evening but were given a choice of performances to attend.”

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

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

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

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

“Music has always been profoundly important to me.”

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

“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 is to try and be a better actor.”

“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 line really means' - it's like a light going on.”