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.
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While it may be true that the UAE has been an ally since the September 11, 2001, attacks, the American people know it has also harbored and aided some of the al Qaeda agents who were involved in that attack.
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I approach these people from a standpoint of love. How were they loved? How do they love? What's going on in their heart? There's that that I think about with every role.
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Make that extra effort for every relationship. Whether it's with your parents, your children, your husband or your friends. It makes a difference to them. I try to give my kids a lot of solo time where I play with them, talk to them, listen to them. Similarly, you give time for your workout. You slot a time for it, no matter what.
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I am not honest.
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I breeze through Twitter - I look at the mentions, the pictures, the videos.
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In the '80 Olympics... people expected me to win. I was good enough to win, and I made a mistake and ended up second, which is pretty good, too.
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Let me just say as one who has been speaker of the House, I've had to have a very thick skin about every kind of thing that was thrown at me.
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I can't predict whether I'll leave here freely or in handcuffs.
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I had what AA calls 'a convincer' – which made me realize that I couldn't do it any more. I went out drinking for about 70 hours here in London. At the end I knew I was done.
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Literally, when I go to the vocal coach, I'm like, 'You are teaching me nothing.' You know?
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'Made in Italy' is from the tycoons of the '80s, not me. It is people who represent an Italy which I don't belong to and I don't feel a part of.
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Dancing has always been a passion of mine.
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You know, there's always someone in mind when I'm writing. You know, it's all comes from somewhere inside.
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I started traveling by myself as early as 5 to see my dad. I'd go to Toronto or Los Angeles, depending on what show he was doing, but most often New York, and we would hang out, and he'd take me to museums and Broadway plays. The ones that had the biggest impact on me were the George C. Wolfe productions.
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The University of South Carolina has always played a role in my life and the intellectual life of South Carolina.
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I don't mind going back to daylight saving time. With inflation, the hour will be the only thing I've saved all year.
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I'm not a one-issue person.
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The writer is all alone.
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I'm really optimistic in the mornings.
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If I'm trying to please every craze fan, then I can't. Of course, we all want to please the fans.
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Most so-called writers keep writing and writing with the hope, some day, to find something to say.
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The test of a good letter is a very simple one. If one seems to hear the other person talking as one reads, it is a good letter.
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I believe in things I can count on, like beer and ESPN and my grandmother's pecan pie.
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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.
