Martin McDonagh Quotes

All my work shares a kind of balance between black comedy and sad and despairing melancholy.

Martin McDonagh

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The leadership lost its nerve. Instead of taking the lead in the reform movement... they pulled the plug on it. They tried and are still trying to return the church to the dry ice of the previous century and a half.

Andrew Greeley

LeadershipChurchTryingIceLost

'Pleasure' is a word I think about a lot, as opposed to 'entertainment.' They are very, very different.

Meg Wolitzer

ThinkEntertainmentPleasureWord

I never, ever would or did rob anyone in my life.

Robert Iler

LifeMy LifeNeverWouldDidEver

Novels describe what it means to be alive at a given moment.

Amitava Kumar

MomentAliveMeansDescribeGiven

As long as they keep offering me some good parts and so forth - there are some parts out there that fit me pretty well - I'll keep going for a while.

Robert Duvall

GoodKeep GoingMeLongOutPretty

I don't think I'm equipped enough to be giving anyone a civics lesson or any kind of message.

Rod Lurie

ThinkGivingEnoughLessonKindAny

We have children to pursue other elements of well-being. We want meaning in life. We want relationships.

Martin Seligman

LifeChildrenMeaningRelationships

My salary situation at 'Morning Joe' wasn't right. I made five attempts to fix it, then realized I'd made the same mistake every time: I apologised for asking.

Mika Brzezinski

MorningTimeMistakeSituationFix

I learn from Kevin Spacey and Tom Hardy, watching these guys work, the things they all do differently. Tom never stops exploring and discovering, take after take. His mind never turns off.

Michael Kelly

WorkMindLearnNeverWatchingTake

But reality television is here to stay.

Cilla Black

RealityTelevisionStayHere

The press secretary who starts to narrow down or close the president's options because he answers delicate negotiating questions no longer serves the president.

Ari Fleischer

QuestionsDownPresidentAnswersWho

I needed more knowledge in rigging and knotting. I started collecting books on knots and really learning more and more. That's how it started. And also in magic, of course. With a piece of rope, you can do magic.

Philippe Petit

LearningKnowledgeMagicYouMore

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