Quotes About Martin McDonagh

Plays by people like Martin McDonagh and Brian Friel attract huge audiences, not because they're Irish, but because they're brilliant plays.

My plays are always pushing towards cinema anyway. They're down and dirty, real and more fun.

'Beauty Queen' will always be a favourite because I think it's a really tight play, and when it's done right, there is a sadness to it that I love.

You're the one thought psychopaths were so interesting, but they're kinda tiresome after a while, don't you think?

I did a play back in 2005 called 'The Pillowman,' which Martin McDonagh directed, in which, at the very end of the run, I caught a case of shingles. I had something burst on my forehead, so I actually have a mark on my forehead from that experience. But it's also an internal mark as well.

I never feel like a smug or a smart-alec film director, and there are plenty of those around.