Sam Brigger

signify nothing okay so that's from the film version of Macbeth um so you know I'm wearing headphones now so I feel like I'm sort of experiencing what that would have been like for the audience because you are really whispering and I guess I was wondering like if you were doing that in a more traditional theater sense and you had to project to the cheap seats like how do you approach that same speech in those sort of two different scenarios

And how many times did you do the play? Oh, 150 or something. So every time it feels different?

And how many times did you do the play? Oh, 150 or something. So every time it feels different?

And how many times did you do the play? Oh, 150 or something. So every time it feels different?

Our guest is David Tennant. He'll be back after a short break. I'm Sam Brigger, and this is Fresh Air.

Our guest is David Tennant. He'll be back after a short break. I'm Sam Brigger, and this is Fresh Air.

Our guest is David Tennant. He'll be back after a short break. I'm Sam Brigger, and this is Fresh Air.

So, David, you grew up outside of Glasgow in Paisley. Your father was a Presbyterian minister. So do you remember your father's sermons? Were they fiery or more contemplative?

So, David, you grew up outside of Glasgow in Paisley. Your father was a Presbyterian minister. So do you remember your father's sermons? Were they fiery or more contemplative?

So, David, you grew up outside of Glasgow in Paisley. Your father was a Presbyterian minister. So do you remember your father's sermons? Were they fiery or more contemplative?

But he was a good preacher, yeah. Well, he must have been because for a year, he served as the moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is basically like the highest position in the church.

But he was a good preacher, yeah. Well, he must have been because for a year, he served as the moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is basically like the highest position in the church.

But he was a good preacher, yeah. Well, he must have been because for a year, he served as the moderator of the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland, which is basically like the highest position in the church.

He also had a TV show called That's the Spirit that he co-hosted.

He also had a TV show called That's the Spirit that he co-hosted.

He also had a TV show called That's the Spirit that he co-hosted.

Did you ever go to the set?

Did you ever go to the set?

Did you ever go to the set?

I have a hard time believing the story, but it's been told many times. Oh, come on. What's this? At the age of three, you told your family that you wanted to be an actor because you wanted to play Doctor Who.