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> [In England, I'm known for playing villains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/in-england-i-m-known-for-playing-villains/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

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## More by Richard McCabe

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/experience-tells-us-that-whereas-that-degree-of-recognition-can/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

> [What's odd is that I've never been asked to do any comedy in film. That's something I could certainly do.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/what-s-odd-is-that-i-ve-never-been-asked-to-do-any-comedy-in-film/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

> [In England, I'm known for playing villains.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/in-england-i-m-known-for-playing-villains/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

> [In my whole career, in fact, I can remember only two first nights when a show was at its peak on the first night.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/in-my-whole-career-in-fact-i-can-remember-only-two-first-nights-when/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

> [It's funny: what one tends to think of as the best work you've done is not what other people think is the best you've…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/it-s-funny-what-one-tends-to-think-of-as-the-best-work-you-ve-done-is/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

> [I don't think I have had a big break, although joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1986 opened up new horizons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/i-don-t-think-i-have-had-a-big-break-although-joining-the-royal/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

> [I had a schoolmaster who was a supernumerary at Glyndebourne Opera, and through ,I got a job as a walk-on in Peter Hall's production…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/i-had-a-schoolmaster-who-was-a-supernumerary-at-glyndebourne-opera/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

> [I went to the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art because it was the only drama school the social worker had ever heard of. Luckily,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/i-went-to-the-royal-academy-of-dramatic-art-because-it-was-the-only/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/it-s-funny-i-can-never-sleep-between-shows-i-think-it-s-because-i-don/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

> [It's a great luxury to have the writer with you on a new play because you can write and re-write, just trying to get…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/it-s-a-great-luxury-to-have-the-writer-with-you-on-a-new-play-because/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

> [Sometimes I look at Helen Mirren on stage and think, 'You really are the Queen.' You see people bowing to her at the stage…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/sometimes-i-look-at-helen-mirren-on-stage-and-think-you-really-are/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/it-is-the-nature-of-the-business-that-you-work-unsociable/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/it-is-strange-how-your-understanding-of-a-play-changes-it-normally/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

> [Just observing - that's the best skill of all for an actor!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/just-observing-that-s-the-best-skill-of-all-for-an-actor/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

> [I started with the piano-accordion and rebelled against it, but I could not afford piano lessons.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-mccabe/i-started-with-the-piano-accordion-and-rebelled-against-it-but-i/)

[Richard McCabe](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-mccabe/)

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