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> [I never really tell anyone what I'm writing beforehand because I usually don't know what it will be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/i-never-really-tell-anyone-what-i-m-writing-beforehand-because-i/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

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## More by Martin McDonagh

> [I pick and choose what I want to do at any given time, and what not to do, importantly. My agents, I won't hear…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/i-pick-and-choose-what-i-want-to-do-at-any-given-time-and-what-not-to/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

> [Theatre was an art form that I didn't really respect, and because I wanted to shake it up and do different things on stage,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/theatre-was-an-art-form-that-i-didn-t-really-respect-and-because-i/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

> [I realize that I am never going to grow up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/i-realize-that-i-am-never-going-to-grow-up/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

> [I try to naturally keep things to a manageable storytelling length, which is about two hours, so you try to cut out anything extraneous.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/i-try-to-naturally-keep-things-to-a-manageable-storytelling-length/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

> [All my work shares a kind of balance between black comedy and sad and despairing melancholy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/all-my-work-shares-a-kind-of-balance-between-black-comedy-and-sad-and/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

> [I suppose I walk that line between comedy and cruelty because I think one illuminates the other. We're all cruel, aren't we? We are…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/i-suppose-i-walk-that-line-between-comedy-and-cruelty-because-i-think/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

> [As a kid, as a poor-ish, working-class kid, even visiting America seemed like an impossible dream. Every time I ever went anywhere in America,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/as-a-kid-as-a-poor-ish-working-class-kid-even-visiting-america-seemed/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

> [I like traveling and I like not being part of the film world. Especially when you're in the middle of a junket, you're thinking,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/i-like-traveling-and-i-like-not-being-part-of-the-film-world/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

> [I never feel like a smug or a smart-alec film director, and there are plenty of those around.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/i-never-feel-like-a-smug-or-a-smart-alec-film-director-and-there-are/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

> [When I'm happiest writing is just not knowing where it goes and just let the characters bring you there.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/when-i-m-happiest-writing-is-just-not-knowing-where-it-goes-and-just/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

> [I'm not really into the fame side of things, so I'm very happy with making a film every four years or so.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/i-m-not-really-into-the-fame-side-of-things-so-i-m-very-happy-with/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

> [When you've got good actors, they're going to come up with good stuff, but you're never quite sure how the dynamics are going to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/when-you-ve-got-good-actors-they-re-going-to-come-up-with-good-stuff/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

> [I never really tell anyone what I'm writing beforehand because I usually don't know what it will be.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/i-never-really-tell-anyone-what-i-m-writing-beforehand-because-i/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

> [I'd love to do something like 'A Canterbury Tale,' because I love the English language.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/i-d-love-to-do-something-like-a-canterbury-tale-because-i-love-the/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

> [It's like two years straight out of your life doing a film. It's very enjoyable, especially working with the guys, but I kind of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/martin-mcdonagh/it-s-like-two-years-straight-out-of-your-life-doing-a-film-it-s-very/)

[Martin McDonagh](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/martin-mcdonagh/)

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