Fiona Shaw Quotes

I'm not afraid of chaos and I'm happy talking to strangers. I really love not knowing where I'm going.
Fiona Shaw

Love, Happy, Afraid

I'm not on the run from anything and I'm not at all clear about what I'm running towards. But as some great writer put it, I want to be certain that when I arrive at death, I'm totally exhausted.
Fiona Shaw

Great, Death, Put

Irish people are educated not only about artistry but local history.
Fiona Shaw

History, Irish, Educated

Like a lot of Irish households we read a lot of Irish history. It was almost Soviet, raising the next generation with a mythic view of their history.
Fiona Shaw

History, Read, Almost

My mother adores singing and plays piano. My uncle was a phenomenal pianist. My brother John is a double bassist. I used to play the piano, badly, and cello. My brother Peter played violin.
Fiona Shaw

Mother, Play, Used

My mother taught me to read.
Fiona Shaw

Mother, Read, Taught

Once you've done one style, you leave it for a while.
Fiona Shaw

Done, Once, Leave

One moment cannot be the most important.
Fiona Shaw

Important, Cannot, Moment

People who are good at film have a relationship with the camera.
Fiona Shaw

Good, Film, Camera

So I just play the character, I play the lines.
Fiona Shaw

Character, Play, Lines

The Americans are very clear, and obsessed with nouns.
Fiona Shaw

Clear, Obsessed

The energy released by it is enormous and it becomes quite addictive, the power between the audience and the actor.
Fiona Shaw

Power, Energy, Between

Theater dates very quickly.
Fiona Shaw

Theater, Dates, Quickly

Theater is dangerously open to repetition. It's exciting when you hit on a new way.
Fiona Shaw

Exciting, Open, Hit

There is a great relief in experiencing the worst vicariously.
Fiona Shaw

Great, Worst, Relief

There was no professional theater in Cork, but still I did a lot of performing.
Fiona Shaw

Theater, Performing, Cork

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Nationality: Irish

Born: July 10, 1958

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