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title: "1 Stage Playing Quotes By George MacKay"
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> [If you've got a camera that's two feet away from you, you have to bring it all back down. It's a lot more insular. It's different brush strokes. Whereas on stage, you're playing to people who, depending on the size…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/if-you-ve-got-a-camera-that-s-two-feet-away-from-you-you-have-to/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

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## More by George MacKay

> [I audition for a lot and don't get a lot.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/i-audition-for-a-lot-and-don-t-get-a-lot/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

> [Reading nice stuff about you is lovely, but I know it's going to be soul-destroying when you do something that everyone is tearing apart.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/reading-nice-stuff-about-you-is-lovely-but-i-know-it-s-going-to-be/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

> [I wouldn't want to ever complain about having the opportunity to audition.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/i-wouldn-t-want-to-ever-complain-about-having-the-opportunity-to/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

> [There's a loyalty attached to football, and it is more communal than theatre. If you go to the football, it is part of the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/there-s-a-loyalty-attached-to-football-and-it-is-more-communal-than/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

> [When me and my sister were toddlers, it was 'The Jungle Book' literally every day. If it was lunchtime, it was 'Jungle Book' time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/when-me-and-my-sister-were-toddlers-it-was-the-jungle-book-literally/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

> [My dad used to work in the theater as a stage manager, production manager, and lighting designer.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/my-dad-used-to-work-in-the-theater-as-a-stage-manager-production/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

> [Diversity is best in all contexts.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/diversity-is-best-in-all-contexts/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

> [I seem to have a bit of a knack for accents; I can pick them up quick enough.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/i-seem-to-have-a-bit-of-a-knack-for-accents-i-can-pick-them-up-quick/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

> [Hills tell old stories. Cliffs are poets with harps](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/hills-tell-old-stories-cliffs-are-poets-with-harps/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

> [The Orkney imagination is haunted by time.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/the-orkney-imagination-is-haunted-by-time/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

> [I want as much as I can to try and explore different roles and different characters; that's important to me to get involved in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/i-want-as-much-as-i-can-to-try-and-explore-different-roles-and/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

> [Glasgow's really friendly, with this impressive mix of real solidarity and identity that's very personal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/glasgow-s-really-friendly-with-this-impressive-mix-of-real-solidarity/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

> [The more I can be the character, the further I can get away from myself, the better.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/the-more-i-can-be-the-character-the-further-i-can-get-away-from/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

> [I think, when you're younger, you're slightly spoilt with the situation you get put in and to get to work with the people I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/i-think-when-you-re-younger-you-re-slightly-spoilt-with-the-situation/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

> [My mum was a costume designer and costume supervisor in the theater and, especially, the ballet. But that was before I was born.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/george-mackay/my-mum-was-a-costume-designer-and-costume-supervisor-in-the-theater/)

[George MacKay](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/george-mackay/)

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