When people are out of their comfort zone, it’s more dramatic, more prone to have more entertaining experiences, get into fights. That’s the dramatic instinct, to move people out of what they know and make them deal with it. — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
I love stories that frame that: This is what life is about - you don't have a clue. — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
I started directing out of necessity, the first play I wrote in college because I didn't know anyone who could direct it. — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
I could not flourish in the Hollywood system because the first thing spoken about is "What genre is it?" and "Who's it for?" It's… — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
I have a theory about Ireland, being at the edge of Europe. For 1,000 years, people didnt know what was beyond. But we thought… — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
When people are out of their comfort zone, it’s more dramatic, more prone to have more entertaining experiences, get into fights. That’s the dramatic… — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
It's probably the last thing you think about when you're making a film is other people's problems. You're thinking about your problem, which is… — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
I'm anxious about work, the future, friendships, past relationships... I'm just one of those people that, whatever I'm doing, it's a big worry. — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
I would love to make a 1830's period piece, a house in the country, a classic atmospheric haunted house movie, visually it would be… — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
Directing is such a crucial part of the writing process; you start directing and you see what does not work. "Oh, God, what was… — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
I'm living as an artist, and that's a staggering feeling, it's a total luxury. And because you have this amazing chance, with so much… — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
We know so little of the why, what the universe is, what infinity is. The veil around us is very fragile. — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
I guess Im attracted and repelled by isolation. It scares me. And its why I tend to write about older characters, too, because for… — Conor McPherson Copy Share Image
