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> [For me, what Macbeth is about is people who cannot face their fears and pain and instead of facing them and going…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/for-me-what-macbeth-is-about-is-people-who-cannot-face-their-fears/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

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> [I was very surprised that they would ask a foreign actress to be Lady Macbeth, but I felt it was an opportunity…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/i-was-very-surprised-that-they-would-ask-a-foreign-actress-to-be-lady/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/629/marion-cotillard-2955_actress_i-was-very-surprised-that-they-would-ask_1308772.jpg)

> [The first time I saw 'Macbeth' was not the entire play. It was at acting school, and this student was working on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/the-first-time-i-saw-macbeth-was-not-the-entire-play-it-was-at-acting/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9a0/marion-cotillard-2955_acting_the-first-time-i-saw-macbeth-was-not-the_1817367.jpg)

> [I always want to abandon myself to my characters, and I never knew if I was actually abandoning myself to Lady Macbeth.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/i-always-want-to-abandon-myself-to-my-characters-and-i-never-knew-if/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

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## Other authors on Macbeth

- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b024/author-william-shakespeare-95899.jpg) William Shakespeare 21 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/macbeth/william-shakespeare/)
- [Florence Pugh 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/macbeth/florence-pugh/)
- [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b003/author-alan-cumming-10289.jpg) Alan Cumming 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/macbeth/alan-cumming/)

## More by Marion Cotillard

> [I have a tendency to often share the point of view of the conspiracy theory.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/i-have-a-tendency-to-often-share-the-point-of-view-of-the-conspiracy/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

> [There is something strange about me. I don't ever feel at ease in a group of people. I have to fight hard to overcome…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/there-is-something-strange-about-me-i-don-t-ever-feel-at-ease-in-a/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

> [I think that you always learn something from working with good actors.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/i-think-that-you-always-learn-something-from-working-with-good-actors/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

> [I couldn't identify with anyone. At school, I was considered very strange. I didn't understand the relationships between people.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/i-couldn-t-identify-with-anyone-at-school-i-was-considered-very/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

> [I always thought that I was a terrible writer. And I started to write songs. And I started to like what I was writing.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/i-always-thought-that-i-was-a-terrible-writer-and-i-started-to-write/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

> [I started to write songs. And I started to like what I was writing. I think it's a new way for me to express…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/i-started-to-write-songs-and-i-started-to-like-what-i-was-writing-i/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

> [For me, what Macbeth is about is people who cannot face their fears and pain and instead of facing them and going beyond, they…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/for-me-what-macbeth-is-about-is-people-who-cannot-face-their-fears/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

> [I love to work this way - I love the time of preparation. If you feed yourself with all the information and you get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/i-love-to-work-this-way-i-love-the-time-of-preparation-if-you-feed/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

> [When someone would come up to me in the street, I would either run away or burst into tears. I didn't know what to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/when-someone-would-come-up-to-me-in-the-street-i-would-either-run/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

> [I would love to go into an animal's dream - like a lion's or a cat's. I'm sure that's pretty awesome.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/i-would-love-to-go-into-an-animal-s-dream-like-a-lion-s-or-a-cat-s-i/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

> [I was shy. I was more than shy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/i-was-shy-i-was-more-than-shy/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

> [Im very happy with whats happening now and how the awareness is spreading. Because 10 years ago my mind-set wasnt really normal for most…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/im-very-happy-with-whats-happening-now-and-how-the-awareness-is/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

> [There are so many actresses that I love. I think Jennifer Lawrence is a prodigy. I think Elle Fanning is absolutely amazing.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/there-are-so-many-actresses-that-i-love-i-think-jennifer-lawrence-is/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

> [I think in friendship, you want to be there for your friend, and sometimes you just don't know what to do or the relationship…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/i-think-in-friendship-you-want-to-be-there-for-your-friend-and/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

> [It's pretty refreshing to be in a situation where the spotlight is on someone else.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/marion-cotillard/it-s-pretty-refreshing-to-be-in-a-situation-where-the-spotlight-is-on/)

[Marion Cotillard](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/marion-cotillard/)

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