American - Actor | August 19, 1957 -
My mother was Irish; she had this great sense of humor, and both my parents loved films. There was a very vibrant discourse about politics and everything that was going on in the world where I grew up. So I was genetically predisposed to go into the performing arts.
Martin Donovan
MotherGreatHumorPoliticsParents
When you are raised Catholic, there is one thing that you are confronted with at a young age, and that's death. You're confronted with all the big issues - and that sparks deep questions, like what the hell are we doing here, anyway?
AgeDeathDeepHellQuestionsDoing
I'm always looking for something that tells me a little bit about what it means to be human. That's how I measure the success of any artistic endeavor.
SuccessMeLookingMeasureHuman
I love watching Marty Scorsese's films, but they always make me feel terrible about being a man.
LoveManMeFeelWatchingAlways
I'm a sucker for entertainment and escapism as much as the next person. I like silly and lowbrow stuff, but I get nervous when I indulge in that too often. I want to know what's going on in the world. I have a morbid fear of being surprised by bad news. I want to anticipate everything.
FearWorldSillyBadPersonKnow
People have different relationships with power. I suppose a large portion of the 'Homeland' audience aligns with the U.S., sort of against the enemies. We certainly have the CIA viewpoint on the world - and it's their job.
PowerJobPeopleWorldRelationships
Name your nation-state, or tribe or party - you have to rationalize what you're doing. You have to go to sleep at night. Does Dick Cheney sleep at night? Does he sleep like a baby?
SleepBabyNightNameDoingYou
When I was coming up with the Hal Hartley films, I was cast as a no one. I had no name visibility. I was working at a downtown post-performance-art, avant garde theater company and doing a couple things on television. But I was a total unknown.
NameDoingTelevisionUnknownUp
Directing a film was something I always wanted to do, something that seemed an inevitability in my development as an actor.
ActorDevelopmentAlwaysSomething
I wanted to express myself more fully through writing and directing. It just feels like a package deal. Anytime you create anything, you try to exert mastery over your world.
MyselfWritingWorldYouCreateTry
'Collaborator' is a hostage tragicomedy, but it's also, kind of, everything I know about post-war America. Well, not everything, but it does reference a lot of the post-war period.
AmericaKnowKindEverythingWell
A lot of banging in the head has built up over the decades, and for my own sanity, I needed to write. I wanted to see if I could tell an honest, organic story about characters that interest me.
MeStoryMy OwnWriteSeeHead
Copyright © 2024 QuotesDict Martin Donovan quotes