Martin McDonagh Quotes

I fell into the theatre because I felt I was doing it well, and I stuck to it for the same reason.

Martin McDonagh

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• One of the very important characteristics of a student is to question. Let the students ask questions.

  

  A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
  • Important
  • Question
  • Questions

• I've dealt with a lot of couples over the years, and most cite the battle for closet and bathroom space as one of the most frequent causes of marital discord.

  

  Candice Olson
  • Space
  • Years
  • Battle

• If you can get yourself where you're not afraid of dying, then you can move forward a lot faster.

  

  Ted Turner
  • Yourself
  • Dying
  • Afraid

• It was wrongly assumed that I wished to become some sort of leader among gay activists, whereas in reality I was happier to be a foot soldier.

  

  Ian Mckellen
  • Reality
  • Gay
  • Leader

• I think it's fun running with dogs. They're always so fit and fast.

  

  Bear Grylls
  • Fun
  • Think
  • Running

• I hate recording all the shows for the week in one day, because I want to be able to mention current events and pop culture. If Madonna punches Britney in the face today, I want to reference that on 'Wine Library TV' tomorrow. Monday's episode is always the best, because it's hot off the press.

  

  Gary Vaynerchuk
  • Today
  • Culture
  • Hate

• I live in a bus and go from place to place and sometimes feel very detached from what's going on.

  

  Gavin DeGraw
  • Live
  • Sometimes
  • Bus

• To me, being worth it means being independent and carving your own path. The L'Oreal woman is worth it because she wants to be.

  

  Irina Shayk
  • Woman
  • Path
  • Independent

• As a young girl I think I wanted to be a horse woman. I loved horses.

  

  Karen Hughes
  • Girl
  • Woman
  • Horse

• I have a message from the Tea Party, a message that is loud and clear and does not mince words. We've come to take our government back.

  

  Rand Paul
  • Words
  • Party
  • Government

• I kind of have the most amazing fans ever. They are the most committed, passionate people, and I love them so much.

  

  Laura Marano
  • People
  • Kind
  • Amazing

• Be generous to the poor orphans and those in need. The man to whom our Lord has been liberal ought not to be stingy. We shall one day find in Heaven as much rest and joy as we ourselves have dispensed in this life.

  

  Saint Ignatius
  • Life
  • Day
  • Joy

• I don't eat sugar. I eat fruit.

  

  Yvonne Strahovski
  • Eat
  • Fruit
  • Sugar

• I can understand the allure of a venerable Big Six imprint, of a shot at the New York Times list, of a publisher-sponsored book tour, of seeing your hardbacks in bookstores and your paperbacks in supermarkets.

  

  Barry Eisler
  • Book
  • New
  • New York

• An old friend of mine, an economist by trade, once explained to me that the statistical definition of 'dilemma' is 49.9% in favor and 50.1% against. If the gap is greater, there is no dilemma, because the answer is clear.

  

  Yair Lapid
  • Me
  • Friend
  • Old

• When I moved to New York, I had to let my band know that I couldn't play anymore, and that was difficult to leave that behind.

  

  Oscar Isaac
  • Know
  • Band
  • Difficult

• Lawyer even sounds like liar.

  

  Walter Mosley
  • Lawyer
  • Liar

• I fell into conversation with Douglas. His is a split personality. À deux he is delightful; clever, funny, observant, drily cynical. But get him anywhere near 'display mode', particularly if there are officials around, and he might as well have a corncob up his arse. Pompous, trite, high-sounding, cautiously guarded.

  

  Alan Clark Dire Straits
  • Up
  • High
  • Funny

• The economic piece is still missing, since it's so hard to attract industry to reservations, but spiritually and educationally, they're doing just fine. Each tribe has a community college now, and they teach the language, they teach the traditions.

  

  James Welch
  • Community
  • College
  • Missing

• The work of a psychotherapist involves being empathic and insightful with one's patients without getting too lost in their painful stories to be helpful.

  

  Pamela Stephenson
  • Work
  • Lost
  • Painful

• I've always been in love with Melbourne. When I was 12, I was taken into the city by my grandmother to go to the ballet for the first time.

  

  Kerry Greenwood
  • Time
  • City
  • Taken

• Theatre is immediate, it's alive, you're there with the audience, it can't be done again and again and again and again, it's organic.

  

  Kim Cattrall
  • Done
  • Theatre

• My goal isn't to wake up in the morning and hurt people's feelings.

  

  Andy Kindler
  • People
  • Up
  • Morning

• I fell into the theatre because I felt I was doing it well, and I stuck to it for the same reason.

  

  Martin McDonagh
  • Theatre