I was always jealous of my violinist friends and cellist friends who traveled with their instruments. Download Download Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Rotate quotes cellist friend instrument
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 careercarriercase share on social
I want to record 'Goyescas' by Granados, which has been a great love of mine since I was a teenager. Christian McKay goyescasgranadogreat Change image and share on social
Originally I studied as a musician, a classical pianist. That was my career before I took up acting in my late 20s. Christian McKay 20sactcareer Change image and share on social
My teacher, my great cello teacher Leonard Rose, was such a great cellist, and nurturing man, very patient. But I grew up not only admiring him, but obviously Casals, Rostrotovich, Jacqueline du Pre, and many others, including many of my peers and contemporaries. Yo-Yo Ma admirecasalcellist share on social
We exist in this weirdly schizo culture, where sex is everywhere in the media, and yet, at the same time, you don't sit down and have a conversation about what you did in bed last night with your friends. Despite the ubiquity of sex, it's still a taboo when it comes to day-to-day conversation. Mary Roach bedconversationculture share on social
Finding a 'sacrificial lamb' on whom to tag blame for complicated problems is an important instrument in the toolkit of politicians, because it deflects blame for the nation's economic woes away from their own regulatory lapses, economic mismanagement and coddling to labor unions. Clayton Christensen blamecoddlecomplicate share on social