The multiplying villainies of nature do swarm upon him…

Very fun! Here is one I like: Double, dubloe toil and trouble; fire burn and cauldron bubble. ~ Shakespeare Macbeth Hope you Halloween is spirit-filled!

— Marvin

Maybe because Im a nice and sweet person in life, I like the darker roles. The really dark one is Lady Macbeth.

— Anna Netrebko

“You're like Lady MacBeth without the murder." "Thank you. You have no idea how much of a compliment that is to me.”

— John Corey Whaley

“Macbeth's self-justifications were feeble – and his conscience devoured him. Yes, even Iago was a little lamb, too. The imagination and spiritual strength of…

— Alexander Solschenizyn

'Macbeth' is one of those books that demand all of your attention.

— Mannie Fresh

The idea of Macbeth as a conscience-torm ented man is a platitude as false as Macbeth himself. Macbeth has no conscience. His main concern…

— Mary McCarthy

For me, what Macbeth is about is people who cannot face their fears and pain and instead of facing them and going beyond, they…

— Marion Cotillard

I've always wanted to play 'Lady Macbeth' and Strindberg's 'Miss Julie'.

— Olivia d'Abo

“your son has paid the soldier’s price: death. He only lived long enough to become a man, and as soon as he proved that…

— William Shakespeare

“What, you egg?”

— William Shakespeare

When I was 16, I played Macbeth at school and my English teacher said, 'I think you may have acting talent. Try to get…

— David Suchet

The most likely explanation is the most practical. 'Macbeth' is a very popular play with audiences. If you want to sell out a theater,…

— Ian Mckellen

“Infected minds to their deaf pillows will discharge their secrets.”

— William Shakespeare

My wide eyes make me look much younger without make-up, and although it's fun to have a line in innocence corrupted, I doubt I'll…

— Talulah Riley

I hated teaching Shakespeare. In order for the students to understand what was going on, you had to tell them the story of 'Macbeth'…

— Nick Hornby