---
title: "1 Act Pretending Quotes By Garry Hynes"
description: "1 Act Pretending quotes by Garry Hynes. Plus more from Garry Hynes and more Act Pretending sayings from other authors."
image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/garry-hynes-32517_absolutely_i-remember-thinking-i-can-t-act-pretendi_1307929.jpg"
---

> [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.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/i-remember-thinking-i-can-t-act-pretending-to-be-someone-else-is-a/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/garry-hynes-32517_absolutely_i-remember-thinking-i-can-t-act-pretendi_1307929.jpg)

## More by Garry Hynes

> [I think I'm attracted to writers who tell us something about ourselves.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/i-think-i-m-attracted-to-writers-who-tell-us-something-about-ourselves/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/the-english-playwrights-of-the-50s-and-60s-didn-t-really-keep-writing/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

> [I was born in Ballaghadreen, but I grew up in Galway, and when I went to the University College of Galway, I became involved…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/i-was-born-in-ballaghadreen-but-i-grew-up-in-galway-and-when-i-went/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

> [Plays by people like Martin McDonagh and Brian Friel attract huge audiences, not because they're Irish, but because they're brilliant plays.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/plays-by-people-like-martin-mcdonagh-and-brian-friel-attract-huge/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/i-remember-thinking-i-can-t-act-pretending-to-be-someone-else-is-a/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/i-wouldn-t-call-myself-religious-i-m-spiritual-everybody-s-a-bit-more/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

> [I had spent time in New York, where I loved the idea that theater could be done up in tiny little rooms rather than…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/i-had-spent-time-in-new-york-where-i-loved-the-idea-that-theater/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

> [My father, Oliver Hynes, was an educator. He was originally just a teacher, a very good one, but then he was promoted to be…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/my-father-oliver-hynes-was-an-educator-he-was-originally-just-a/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

> [I think women are in much the same place in the Irish theater as they are everywhere else. Certainly, we have wonderful Irish writers,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/i-think-women-are-in-much-the-same-place-in-the-irish-theater-as-they/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

> [I was the first woman to win a Tony for directing, but the second woman came along five minutes later.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/i-was-the-first-woman-to-win-a-tony-for-directing-but-the-second/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/there-wasn-t-anyone-in-my-family-who-was-involved-in-the-theatre-i/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

> [The odd thing about 'Cripple of Inishmaan' is it's never actually been performed on the island.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/the-odd-thing-about-cripple-of-inishmaan-is-it-s-never-actually-been/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

> [As far as Irish writers being great, I think the fact that there have been two languages in Ireland for a very long time;…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/as-far-as-irish-writers-being-great-i-think-the-fact-that-there-have/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

> [The odd thing about Cripple of Inishmaan is its never actually been performed on the island.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/the-odd-thing-about-cripple-of-inishmaan-is-its-never-actually-been/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

> [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/i-still-get-called-a-stick-of-dynamite-or-pint-sized-dynamo-stuff/)

[Garry Hynes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/garry-hynes/)

```json
{
    "@context": "https://schema.org",
    "@graph": [
        {
            "@type": "ItemList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/act-pretending/garry-hynes/#itemlist",
            "name": "1 Act Pretending Quotes By Garry Hynes",
            "numberOfItems": 1,
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "item": {
                        "@type": "Quotation",
                        "text": "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.",
                        "creator": {
                            "@type": "Person",
                            "name": "Garry Hynes"
                        },
                        "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/garry-hynes/i-remember-thinking-i-can-t-act-pretending-to-be-someone-else-is-a/",
                        "image": {
                            "@type": "ImageObject",
                            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/garry-hynes-32517_absolutely_i-remember-thinking-i-can-t-act-pretendi_1307929.jpg",
                            "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/garry-hynes-32517_absolutely_i-remember-thinking-i-can-t-act-pretendi_1307929.jpg",
                            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/garry-hynes-32517_absolutely_i-remember-thinking-i-can-t-act-pretendi_1307929.jpg",
                            "width": 1080,
                            "height": 1080,
                            "caption": "“I remember thinking, 'I can't act.' Pretending to be someone else is a terrifying thought. The thing was…” — Garry Hynes",
                            "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
                            "creator": {
                                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
                            }
                        }
                    }
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "CollectionPage",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/act-pretending/garry-hynes/#webpage",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/act-pretending/garry-hynes/",
            "name": "Act Pretending Quotes by Garry Hynes",
            "isPartOf": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website"
            },
            "mainEntity": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/act-pretending/garry-hynes/#itemlist"
            },
            "primaryImageOfPage": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/586/garry-hynes-32517_absolutely_i-remember-thinking-i-can-t-act-pretendi_1307929.jpg"
            },
            "description": "1 Act Pretending quotes by Garry Hynes. Plus more from Garry Hynes and more Act Pretending sayings from other authors.",
            "breadcrumb": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/act-pretending/garry-hynes/#breadcrumb"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "BreadcrumbList",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/act-pretending/garry-hynes/#breadcrumb",
            "itemListElement": [
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 1,
                    "name": "Home",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 2,
                    "name": "Quotes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 3,
                    "name": "Topics",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/categories/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 4,
                    "name": "Act Pretending",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/act-pretending/"
                },
                {
                    "@type": "ListItem",
                    "position": 5,
                    "name": "Garry Hynes",
                    "item": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/act-pretending/garry-hynes/"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "@type": "WebSite",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#website",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "publisher": {
                "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization"
            }
        },
        {
            "@type": "Organization",
            "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization",
            "name": "SMS4Smile Quotes",
            "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/",
            "logo": {
                "@type": "ImageObject",
                "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/themes/sq/assets/icons/icon-512.png",
                "width": 512,
                "height": 512
            }
        }
    ]
}
```