#macbeth

When you're a young man, Macbeth is a character part. When you're older, it's a straight part. ↗

— Laurence Olivier

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My dull brain was wrought with things forgotten. ↗

— William Shakespeare

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The love that follows us sometime is our trouble, which still we thank as love. ↗

— William Shakespeare

#macbeth #play #tragedy #william-shakespeare #love

I've never ever read a script. I really must read Macbeth, because I was in it once. I got a lot of laughs in that, I can tell you. ↗

— Tom Baker

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'Macbeth' was the first play I ever read. In fact, I remember my brother Tom, who is six years older than me, coming home from school and telling me about it. He was the one that really got me going. ↗

— Alan Cumming

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I'd make a wonderful Lady Macbeth. I'll wear a pair of platform shoes or something. ↗

— Bette Midler

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By the pricking of my thumbs, Something wicked this way comes. (Act 4, Scene 1) ↗

— William Shakespeare

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I started to itch to do a play again and 'Macbeth' came to the surface in my mind. I never thought I would do it in a conventional way. A sweaty Macbeth with blood on his arms coming in fresh from the battle doesn't interest me. ↗

— Alan Cumming

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Macbeth was the first play I ever read. ↗

— Alan Cumming

#first #i #macbeth #play #read

Performing a one-man Macbeth feels like the greatest challenge. ↗

— Alan Cumming

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