Fiona Shaw quotes

Even when they have nothing, the Irish emit a kind of happiness, a joy. (Fiona Shaw)
I once saw my mother playing Mary Magdalene in a parish event. But she had to put the role aside in order to go and front the choir who were singing at the same occasion. She left the stage halfway through the Crucifixion. View quote
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My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the piano, badly, and cello. My brother Peter played violin. View quote
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Irish people are educated not only about artistry but local history. View quote
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There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously. View quote
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To be honest I live among the English and have always found them to be very honest in their business dealings. They are noble, hard-working and anxious to do the right thing. But joy eludes them, they lack the joy that the Irish have. View quote
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I just think that things should be allowed to run their course, and not turned into a Disney ride. View quote
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There once was a demographic survey done to determine if money was connected to happiness and Ireland was the only place where this did not turn out to be true. View quote
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One moment cannot be the most important. View quote
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I certainly had no intention of playing a man. View quote
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I would love to write the story of my upbringing in Ireland. (Fiona Shaw)
The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns. View quote
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Honestly, I get more recognized for 'Three Men and a Little Lady' than 'Harry Potter'. View quote
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The word democracy has no meaning. Duty has gone. Only rights remain. View quote
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I find it incredibly tedious, hate that it murders itself with its own conservative pomposity. View quote
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Acting doesn't have to be threadbare misery all the time. View quote
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The energy released by it is enormous and it becomes quite addictive, the power between the audience and the actor. View quote
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Also, an area that interests me - and it will probably take years to state what I mean - is the period of the rise of democracy, with Tom Paine, which is around the turn of the 18th century into the 19th. View quote
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I take the theater seriously in that I loathe it, I'm bored by it. View quote
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There was no professional theater in Cork, but still I did a lot of performing. View quote
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I would say the next imminent hot writers are often the writers from the decade before you were born. (Fiona Shaw)
I had a ball doing Harry Potter. View quote
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I'm not afraid of chaos and I'm happy talking to strangers. I really love not knowing where I'm going. View quote
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People who are good at film have a relationship with the camera. View quote
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I think America becomes more disgruntled by going to the movies and having an endlessly good time at them. View quote
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