Fiona Shaw ,quotes

I loathe bad theater and most ...

I loathe bad theater and most theatre is very bad because its repetitious, unexciting and, dangerously, it is sometimes praised for those things.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

There's something about the Ir...

There's something about the Irish that is remarkable.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

Also, an area that interests m...

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.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

The energy released by it is e...

The energy released by it is enormous and it becomes quite addictive, the power between the audience and the actor.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

Theater dates very quickly....

Theater dates very quickly.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

I find it incredibly tedious, ...

I find it incredibly tedious, hate that it murders itself with its own conservative pomposity.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

I think America becomes more d...

I think America becomes more disgruntled by going to the movies and having an endlessly good time at them.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

People who are good at film ha...

People who are good at film have a relationship with the camera.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

I'm not afraid of chaos and I'...

I'm not afraid of chaos and I'm happy talking to strangers. I really love not knowing where I'm going.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

I'm not on the run from anythi...

I'm not on the run from anything and I'm not at all clear about what I'm running towards. But as some great writer put it, I want to be certain that when I arrive at death, I'm totally exhausted.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

My mother adores singing and p...

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.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

I once saw my mother playing M...

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.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

One moment cannot be the most ...

One moment cannot be the most important.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

I take the theater seriously i...

I take the theater seriously in that I loathe it, I'm bored by it.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

There was no professional thea...

There was no professional theater in Cork, but still I did a lot of performing.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

I would say the next imminent ...

I would say the next imminent hot writers are often the writers from the decade before you were born.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

Once you've done one style, yo...

Once you've done one style, you leave it for a while.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

There is a great relief in exp...

There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.

Fiona Shaw 03.03.2018 03:03:03 85 quotes

To be honest I live among the ...

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.

Fiona Shaw 17.08.2006 12:34:42 85 quotes

This whole tribal loyalty seem...

This whole tribal loyalty seems to have gone.

Fiona Shaw 17.08.2006 12:34:31 85 quotes

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