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 ones also in the fact that Ireland is exceptional in its ability to make theater part… — Garry Hynes Copy Share Image
As far as Irish writers being great, I think the fact that there have been two languages in Ireland for a very long time; there has obviously been a shared energy between those two languages. — Garry Hynes Copy Share Image
I think I'm attracted to writers who tell us something about ourselves. — 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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
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 Image
I was the first woman to win a Tony for directing, but the second woman came along five minutes later. — Garry Hynes Copy Share Image
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 Image
The odd thing about 'Cripple of Inishmaan' is it's never actually been performed on the island. — Garry Hynes Copy Share Image
