I remember thinking, 'I can't act.' Pretending to be someone else is a terrifying thought. The thing was that, along with other people, I could create a whole world. I felt absolutely right directing. — Garry Hynes Copy Share Image
The English playwrights of the '50s and '60s didn't really keep writing or getting produced, while the Irish did. There's encouragement for the younger… — Garry Hynes Copy Share
I was born in Ballaghadreen, but I grew up in Galway, and when I went to the University College of Galway, I became involved… — Garry Hynes Copy Share
Plays by people like Martin McDonagh and Brian Friel attract huge audiences, not because they're Irish, but because they're brilliant plays. — Garry Hynes Copy Share
I remember thinking, 'I can't act.' Pretending to be someone else is a terrifying thought. The thing was that, along with other people, I… — Garry Hynes Copy Share
I wouldn't call myself religious. I'm spiritual. Everybody's a bit more so as you get older. I'm a cultural Catholic; it's inescapable, but I… — Garry Hynes Copy Share
I had spent time in New York, where I loved the idea that theater could be done up in tiny little rooms rather than… — Garry Hynes Copy Share
My father, Oliver Hynes, was an educator. He was originally just a teacher, a very good one, but then he was promoted to be… — Garry Hynes Copy Share
I think women are in much the same place in the Irish theater as they are everywhere else. Certainly, we have wonderful Irish writers,… — Garry Hynes Copy Share
I was the first woman to win a Tony for directing, but the second woman came along five minutes later. — Garry Hynes Copy Share
There wasn't anyone in my family who was involved in the theatre. I saw a few amateur plays when I was growing up, but… — Garry Hynes Copy Share
The odd thing about 'Cripple of Inishmaan' is it's never actually been performed on the island. — Garry Hynes Copy Share
As far as Irish writers being great, I think the fact that there have been two languages in Ireland for a very long time;… — Garry Hynes Copy Share
The odd thing about Cripple of Inishmaan is its never actually been performed on the island. — Garry Hynes Copy Share
I still get called 'a stick of dynamite' or 'pint-sized dynamo,' stuff like that. Actually, I was too busy to notice there was anything… — Garry Hynes Copy Share
