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… — John Michael McDonagh Copy Share Image
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… — John Michael McDonagh Copy Share Image
I think that if you're a good enough actor you hope that eventually the material will find you. — John Michael McDonagh Copy Share Image
I had a bad experience on Ned Kelly, which I'd written the screenplay for. I thought: "Well Jesus, if these are the type of… — John Michael McDonagh Copy Share Image
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… — John Michael McDonagh Copy Share Image
The thing with America is that... however you want to denigrate them for being crass or whatever, with a film that they like and… — John Michael McDonagh Copy Share Image
When you've written a script, if an actor has a question you're the writer as well as the director, so you have the answer.… — John Michael McDonagh Copy Share Image
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?… — John Michael McDonagh Copy Share Image
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… — John Michael McDonagh Copy Share Image
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… — John Michael McDonagh Copy Share Image
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… — John Michael McDonagh Copy Share Image
