Fiona Shaw

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

— Fiona Shaw

#chaos #going #happy #i #knowing

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

#anything #arrive #certain #clear #death

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

— Fiona Shaw

#artistry #educated #history #irish #irish people

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

#generation #history #households #irish #like

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

#badly #bassist #brother #cello #double

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

#leave #once #style #while #you

One moment cannot be the most important. ↗

— Fiona Shaw

#important #moment #most #the most important

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

— Fiona Shaw

#film #good #people #relationship #who

So I just play the character, I play the lines. ↗

— Fiona Shaw

#i #just #lines #play