What Martin McDonagh has said about Catholic Church
2 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 31, 2026
Martin McDonagh, British-Irish playwright and Academy Award-winning filmmaker, has been quoted on Catholic Church 2 times in 1 episode of The Daily, most recently on October 31, 2026. Each quote below is verbatim and links to the moment it was said.
In their words
McDonagh links his loss of Catholic faith at 12 to the anti-authoritarian punk ethic of The Clash.
“which is sort of the punk rock ethic, naturally the Catholic Church are going to be right in the firing line”
The Daily: Martin McDonagh Has a Vision for Hope. It's Not for the Faint of Heart. (Oct 31, 2026) · Listen from 27:48
McDonagh says his anti-religious feeling has grown more entrenched and he sees religion as one of the worst things happening in the world.
“I think I'm getting more and more sort of entrenched in some kind of anti-religious feeling in general”
The Daily: Martin McDonagh Has a Vision for Hope. It's Not for the Faint of Heart. (Oct 31, 2026) · Listen from 28:20
Episodes
Martin McDonagh Has a Vision for Hope. It's Not for the Faint of Heart.The Daily · Oct 31, 2026 · 50 min
David Marchese interviews filmmaker Martin McDonagh about his CIA film Wild Horse Nine, provocation versus offense, violence, punk rock, faith, legacy, and whether art changes the world.
Others on Catholic Church
- Robert Barron · 3 quotes
- Shawn Ryan · 1 quote
Martin McDonagh on other topics
- Violence in film · 3 quotes
- Political correctness · 3 quotes
- Art and social change · 2 quotes
- Academy Awards · 1 quote
- Fleabag · 1 quote
- The Clash · 1 quote
- Masculinity · 1 quote
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri · 1 quote