Alan Bates talks about THREE SISTERS

ALAN BATES SAID: "Vershinin is this figure who almost becomes a fantasy, a mirage. for the 3 sisters. Particularly, of course, for Masha, who falls in love with him. And he plays up to that. Not maliciously. He's just someone who lives out an idea of himself. Or someone else's idea of him. He's almost like drifting in thru life. And letting it all happen to him. And he plays the role that circumstances give him."