Believe Quote by James McAvoy

“Macbeth was played before the first Stuart king of Great Britain and Ireland, James VI of Scots and I of England, and this scene…

— Allan Massie

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

'Macbeth' is an amazing story.

— Andy Serkis

I see Macbeth as a young, open-faced warrior, who is gradually sucked into a whirpool of events because of his ambition. When he meets…

— Roman Polanski

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

— Mannie Fresh

I read Macbeth as a secondary student in Nigeria and it was like an African play to me. It had all the right elements…

— Sefi Atta

'Macbeth,' I am ambivalent about. I don't like that play, in fact.

— Naseeruddin Shah

In the theatre, if you say 'Macbeth', all the actors will start looking very anxious. I'm so well-trained not to say it in the…

— Anna Chancellor

“Too bad it was buried before Shakespeare,” Darren continues. “This stage never saw the likes of Romeo or Macbeth.” I whirl around to face…

— Kristin Rae

We just don't need any more 'Macbeth's in the world, however brilliant mine might turn out to be.

— John Tiffany

Macbeth is contending with the realities of this world, Hamlet with those of the next.

— Jones Very

I started to itch to do a play again and 'Macbeth' came to the surface in my mind. I never thought I would do…

— Alan Cumming