“I think that if you're a good enough actor you hope that eventually the material will find you.” Quote by John Michael McDonagh
“I presume that each country will have a different response to each joke. But mostly what I've seen is that everyone has the same response. The line about: "He hasn't had this much fun since they burned all those kids at Waco..." I thought that might get a real.... it does in America, it gets a shock, as if they fall back in their seats, but then they still laugh.” DifferentRealCountryKidsFallFunLaughingJokesResponseFall Back Author:John Michael McDonagh
“I can't compete with the Michael Bays of the world in regard to special effects and that kind of stuff. But you can compete in the dialogue and the one liners and the original characterisations and I think that's what people are responding to.” PeopleThinkingWorldKindSpecialDialogueOne LinerOne Line Author:John Michael McDonagh
“Sometimes I might go too far with the pretentious references, which I might not do again. But when you're writing, you're sitting alone in a room so you're writing to amuse yourself as much as anybody else.” WritingSometimesPretentious Author:John Michael McDonagh
“Letting your freak flag fly is something, no matter who you are, that takes great bravery, straight up.” BraveryWho You AreFreakStraight Up Author:Sarah Silverman
“I like Quentin Tarantino, especially the early films, but I'm a big fan of Billy Wilder and Preston Sturges... you know, people were writing great dialogue back then. It's as if people only have the memory of the last 15 years. So, before Tarantino no one was writing witty dialogue? That's ridiculous. Why do we have to keep referring to Tarantino?” PeopleWritingFilmMemoriesWittyRidiculousDialogueQuentinTarantinoWilder Author:John Michael McDonagh
“People who like what I do come in all shapes and sizes. Not sure what the common denominator is per se. Oh, it's meeee! But to be embraced by a progressive community means something to me and this one feels like home.” PeopleMeanHomeCommunityCommonNot SureProgressive Author:Sarah Silverman
“Basically, you can't make a pop culture reference now without someone saying it's Tarantino-esque or post-Tarantino and I'm like where's that all come from? It's ridiculous. But it's not his fault.” CultureRidiculousPop Culture Author:John Michael McDonagh
“I don't really like saying "the gays"... I'm not sure why. I suppose I say "the Jews." but I don't say "the blacks." I guess because I'm a Jew for all intents and purposes and to group people together of which I am not one in such a casual way feels disrespectful.” PeopleTogetherPurposeGayJewNot SureDisrespectful Author:Sarah Silverman
“Eventually, in the editing movie you have to look at it as if you hadn't written it. So, you have to be a bit more brutal.” Brutal Author:John Michael McDonagh
“The thing with America is that... however you want to denigrate them for being crass or whatever, with a film that they like and think is well written, well-made and is popular, they actually want to work with those people and want to follow that, whereas I've had nothing coming in from the UK... nothing at all. Whether that sums up the state of the industry now, I don't know. But it's strange.” PeopleThinkingFilmStrangeWell Written Author:John Michael McDonagh