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Conor McPherson
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Quotes by Conor McPherson
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I'm anxious about work, the future, friendships, past relationships... I'm just one of those people that, whatever I'm doing, it's a big worry.
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I'm living as an artist, and that's a staggering feeling, it's a total luxury. And because you have this amazing chance, with so much freedom, I'm determined to make something that is worth that. I feel this responsibility - to create something that makes an audience feel, which takes them somewhere. But that's very hard to achieve.
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I'm not a good storyteller - I much prefer to be with people who are chatty, to have the luxury of listening.
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The play is a very simple idea really; someone needs some support and consolation, and she finds a place where she gets it.
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If I wasn't plagued by needing to write things, that would perhaps be a blessing.
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I have a theory about Ireland, being at the edge of Europe. For 1,000 years, people didnt know what was beyond. But we thought about it - a lot. And that beyond became internalized in our psyche.
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We're all ordinary in a way. We can all be hurt. We can all be unbalanced. We all have feelings. Life can treat us harshly, even shockingly sometimes.
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I just want the actors to put their faith in the language. Just let the words do the work.
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Im living as an artist, and thats a staggering feeling, its a total luxury. And because you have this amazing chance, with so much freedom, Im determined to make something that is worth that. I feel this responsibility - to create something that makes an audience feel, which takes them somewhere. But thats very hard to achieve.
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We know so little of the why, what the universe is, what infinity is. The veil around us is very fragile.
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