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Martin McDonagh Quotes

I suppose I walk that line between comedy and cruelty because I think one illuminates the other. We’re all cruel, aren’t we? We are all extreme in one way or another at times and that’s what drama, since the Greeks, has dealt with Picture Quote #1

When you’ve got good actors, they’re going to come up with good stuff, but you’re never quite sure how the dynamics are going to work between them Picture Quote #1

With a stage play, they can’t cut a word; you can be in rehearsals every day, you cast it, you cast the director, too; the amount of control for a playwright is almost infinite, so you have that control over the finished product Picture Quote #1

It’s like two years straight out of your life doing a film. It’s very enjoyable, especially working with the guys, but I kind of like the idea of traveling and growing, and developing as a writer and as a filmmaker Picture Quote #1

I realize that I am never going to grow up Picture Quote #1

I hope there’s some kind of morality in all my work Picture Quote #1

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I pick and choose what I want to do at any given time, and what not to do, importantly. My agents, I won’t hear about any offers or options Picture Quote #1

I don’t even subscribe to writer’s block being a truthful thing. I’ve had writer’s laziness quite often. But I think it’s all about sitting down and facing down the blank page and doing it, and I’ve always been ok at that Picture Quote #1

I don’t feel I have to defend myself for being English or for being Irish, because, in a way, I don’t feel either. And, in another way, of course, I’m both Picture Quote #1

Dublin people think they are the center of the world and the center of Ireland. And they don’t realize that people have to leave Ireland to get work, and they look down on people who do Picture Quote #1

There have to be moments when you glimpse something decent, something life-affirming even in the most twisted character. That’s where the real art lies. See, I always suspect characters who are painted as lovely, decent human beings. I would always question where the darkness lies Picture Quote #1

All my work shares a kind of balance between black comedy and sad and despairing melancholy Picture Quote #1

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Though it may not seem like it, I never try to write about a place, per se; it’s always, first and last, about story. Story is everything. Story and a bit of attitude Picture Quote #1

I think if you’re writing a play, it should be its own end game; you’ll never get to do a good one unless you know it’s not a blueprint for a film; you’re not going to get the action right and the story right Picture Quote #1

I seldom feel comfortable in a theatre. I always feel like I own a cinema. I feel equally happy in an empty one as a full one. Probably happier in an empty one! Picture Quote #1

I don’t even subscribe to writer’s block being a truthful thing. I’ve had writer’s laziness quite often. But I think it’s all about sitting down and facing down the blank page and doing it, and I’ve always been ok at that Picture Quote #1

I pick and choose what I want to do at any given time, and what not to do, importantly. My agents, I won’t hear about any offers or options Picture Quote #1

Theatre was an art form that I didn’t really respect, and because I wanted to shake it up and do different things on stage, I was able to combine all the things I’d learnt through writing on my own Picture Quote #1

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It’s like two years straight out of your life doing a film. It’s very enjoyable, especially working with the guys, but I kind of like the idea of traveling and growing, and developing as a writer and as a filmmaker Picture Quote #1

My plays are always pushing towards cinema anyway. They’re down and dirty, real and more fun Picture Quote #1

I won’t work on anyone’s else’s script. I won’t write for anyone else. I write my own stuff and make that when the time is right Picture Quote #1

When I’m happiest writing is just not knowing where it goes and just let the characters bring you there Picture Quote #1

When you’ve got good actors, they’re going to come up with good stuff, but you’re never quite sure how the dynamics are going to work between them Picture Quote #1

It isn’t about being or not being dead, it’s about what you leave behind Picture Quote #1

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If you’ve got time to waste, you might as well waste it listening to people Picture Quote #1

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I suppose I walk that line between comedy and cruelty because I think one illuminates the other. We’re all cruel, aren’t we? We are all extreme in one way or another at times and that’s what drama, since the Greeks, has dealt with. (Martin McDonagh Quotes) When you’ve got good actors, they’re going to come up with good stuff, but you’re never quite sure how the dynamics are going to work between them. (Martin McDonagh Quotes) With a stage play, they can’t cut a word; you can be in rehearsals every day, you cast it, you cast the director, too; the amount of control for a playwright is almost infinite, so you have that control over the finished product. (Martin McDonagh Quotes) It’s like two years straight out of your life doing a film. It’s very enjoyable, especially working with the guys, but I kind of like the idea of traveling and growing, and developing as a writer and as a filmmaker. (Martin McDonagh Quotes) I realize that I am never going to grow up (Martin McDonagh Quotes) I hope there’s some kind of morality in all my work (Martin McDonagh Quotes) I pick and choose what I want to do at any given time, and what not to do, importantly. My agents, I won’t hear about any offers or options. (Martin McDonagh Quotes) I don’t even subscribe to writer’s block being a truthful thing. I’ve had writer’s laziness quite often. But I think it’s all about sitting down and facing down the blank page and doing it, and I’ve always been ok at that. (Martin McDonagh Quotes) I don’t feel I have to defend myself for being English or for being Irish, because, in a way, I don’t feel either. And, in another way, of course, I’m both (Martin McDonagh Quotes) Dublin people think they are the center of the world and the center of Ireland. And they don’t realize that people have to leave Ireland to get work, and they look down on people who do (Martin McDonagh Quotes) There have to be moments when you glimpse something decent, something life-affirming even in the most twisted character. That’s where the real art lies. See, I always suspect characters who are painted as lovely, decent human beings. I would always question where the darkness lies (Martin McDonagh Quotes) All my work shares a kind of balance between black comedy and sad and despairing melancholy (Martin McDonagh Quotes) Though it may not seem like it, I never try to write about a place, per se; it’s always, first and last, about story. Story is everything. Story and a bit of attitude (Martin McDonagh Quotes) I think if you’re writing a play, it should be its own end game; you’ll never get to do a good one unless you know it’s not a blueprint for a film; you’re not going to get the action right and the story right (Martin McDonagh Quotes) I seldom feel comfortable in a theatre. I always feel like I own a cinema. I feel equally happy in an empty one as a full one. Probably happier in an empty one! (Martin McDonagh Quotes) I don’t even subscribe to writer’s block being a truthful thing. I’ve had writer’s laziness quite often. But I think it’s all about sitting down and facing down the blank page and doing it, and I’ve always been ok at that (Martin McDonagh Quotes) I pick and choose what I want to do at any given time, and what not to do, importantly. My agents, I won’t hear about any offers or options (Martin McDonagh Quotes) Theatre was an art form that I didn’t really respect, and because I wanted to shake it up and do different things on stage, I was able to combine all the things I’d learnt through writing on my own (Martin McDonagh Quotes) It’s like two years straight out of your life doing a film. It’s very enjoyable, especially working with the guys, but I kind of like the idea of traveling and growing, and developing as a writer and as a filmmaker (Martin McDonagh Quotes) My plays are always pushing towards cinema anyway. They’re down and dirty, real and more fun (Martin McDonagh Quotes) I won’t work on anyone’s else’s script. I won’t write for anyone else. I write my own stuff and make that when the time is right (Martin McDonagh Quotes) When I’m happiest writing is just not knowing where it goes and just let the characters bring you there (Martin McDonagh Quotes) When you’ve got good actors, they’re going to come up with good stuff, but you’re never quite sure how the dynamics are going to work between them (Martin McDonagh Quotes) It isn’t about being or not being dead, it’s about what you leave behind (Martin McDonagh Quotes) If you’ve got time to waste, you might as well waste it listening to people (Martin McDonagh Quotes)