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Roddy Doyle Quotes

It's hard for me to measure them, or to assess my books because I'm so close to them.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: novelist
Nationality: irish
Birth: May 8, 1958

Topics

Me Measure Hard Because Close Books

I am so happy because I want more people to like martial arts movie not just martial arts audience. Even martial arts can be used in comedy, in drama, in horror movies, in different kinds of movies.

I Am Happy People Comedy Drama Want

You do a film for a short time period - you put it all out there and move on.

Time Short You Move On Out Film

In '98, I locked myself in my house, went out of my mind and wrote 25 songs. I rarely bathed during that period of writing, I sent out for food, I didn't really venture out of my house in three or four months. It was a hell of an experience.

Myself Food Experience Mind Writing

If I want to fight for a 155-pound title - if I hold the 145-pound title - give me the fight.

Fight Me Want Hold Give Me Give

At the same time, it's a family story and more of an epic. I needed the third-person. I tried to give a sense that Cal, in writing his story, is perhaps inventing his past as much as recalling it.

Jeffrey Eugenides

Family Time Past Writing Story More

Most of us know that the hormone melatonin helps regulate our sleep. But it also seems to play another role - suppressing cancer growth.

Growth Sleep Play Know Cancer Role

I had three rules for my players: No profanity. Don't criticize a teammate. Never be late.

Late Rules Three Never Teammate Had

As a schoolboy, poetry seemed defined by preciousness. It was all very rarefied.

Poetry Very Defined Schoolboy Seemed

No, I'm not Shirley the girl, I'm the woman on MTV with the big boots.

Girl Woman Boots Big MTV Shirley

Whatever shape my future service takes, I look forward to doing my part to help get our country back on track.

Future Service Forward Doing Help

Do what you love; you'll be better at it. It sounds pretty simple, but you'd be surprised how many people don't get this one right away.

Love Simple Do What You Love People

Yet would we die as some have done, beating a way for the rising sun.

Sun Die Done Way Rising Would

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