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I once met a man who was a billionaire, and I said to him: 'Are you a self-made man?' - and he turned around and said: 'No man is self-made;' and certainly, if you want to make films or get into television or even theatre, the amount of help that you need, the amount of people who need to give you a helping hand is extraordinary.

~Christian Mckay

Topics: Amount Around Billionaire Certainly Even Extraordinary Films Get Give Hand He Help Helping Helping Hand Him Make Man Met Need Once People Said Self-Made Television Theatre Turned Want Who You

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I personally think 'Chimes of Midnight' is a much better film than 'Citizen Kane.'

~Christian Mckay

Topics: Better Citizen Film Kane Midnight Much Personally Than Think

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I was at the Royal Shakespeare Company, where I thought, in my naivete, I'd stay for the rest of my career. I'd thought I'd work up through the ranks and go from spear carrier - or in my case, the eunuch, which was several rungs below the spear carrier - to King Lear.

~Christian Mckay

Topics: Below Career Carrier Case Company Go King Lear Naivete Ranks Rest Royal Several Shakespeare Spear Stay Thought Through Up Where Which Work

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Do I have any potential as an actor? I don't know. I'm still wondering. But acting has kind of taken over.

~Christian Mckay

Topics: Acting Actor Any Kind Know Over Potential Still Taken Wondering

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I want to record 'Goyescas' by Granados, which has been a great love of mine since I was a teenager.

~Christian Mckay

Topics: Been Great Great Love Love Mine Record Since Teenager Want Which

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I always wanted to be an independent maverick, writing plays and putting them on myself.

~Christian Mckay

Topics: Always Independent Maverick Myself Plays Putting Them Wanted Writing

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Originally I studied as a musician, a classical pianist. That was my career before I took up acting in my late 20s.

~Christian Mckay

Topics: Acting Before Career Classical Late Musician Originally Pianist Studied Took Up

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One of my earliest memories is of bashing the keyboard with my hands, my chubby little baby hands, and I remember the sound hitting my face. It became my toy.

~Christian Mckay

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I was always jealous of my violinist friends and cellist friends who traveled with their instruments.

~Christian Mckay

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People say to me now, 'Oh, you've given up the piano.' How can you? Music is a virus.

~Christian Mckay

Topics: Given How Me Music Now Oh People People Say Piano Say Up Virus You

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Biography

Nationality: English

Type: Actor

Born: November 11th, 1973

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