A biography for Richard McCabehasn’t been written yet.
“I don't think I have had a big break, although joining the Royal Shakespeare Company in 1986 opened up new horizons.”
“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 chicken or pasta, though never the two together, and maybe go out for a quick wander around.”
“In my whole career, in fact, I can remember only two first nights when a show was at its peak on the first night. And I just wish we could devise a system where critics came not on a single evening but were given a choice of performances to attend.”
“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 the arc of the story, of their relationship right.”
“As a young actor, I worked with Kevin McNally and have always thought him brilliant.”
“If you are feeling something, then Shakespeare felt it and wrote about it - and wrote about it so eloquently.”