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Richard McCabe [1960-0] Scottish
Rank: 106
Actor


Richard McCabe is a British actor who has specialised in classical theatre. He is an Associate Artist of the Royal Shakespeare Company.


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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'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.
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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 line really means' - it's like a light going on.
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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 system where critics came not on a single evening but were given a choice of performances to attend.
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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 is to try and be a better actor.
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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.
106
What's odd is that I've never been asked to do any comedy in film. That's something I could certainly do.
107
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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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 other side of the world. This can put a strain on home and personal life.
110
Music has always been profoundly important to me.
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