What Martin McDonagh has said about Political correctness
3 quotes · 1 episode · Oct 31, 2026
Martin McDonagh, British-Irish playwright and Academy Award-winning filmmaker, has been quoted on Political correctness 3 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 distinguishes offensiveness, which aims to hurt an audience, from outrageousness, which delights in the unexpected.
“one is deliberately trying to hurt or attack an audience, whereas the other is to almost delight in something you haven't heard before”
The Daily: Martin McDonagh Has a Vision for Hope. It's Not for the Faint of Heart. (Oct 31, 2026) · Listen from 11:19
McDonagh says that only in the past decade has he been asked to change words in his older plays because of offense.
“only in the last 10 years have I been asked to change words in plays from 25, 30 years ago because of offense taken by certain words”
The Daily: Martin McDonagh Has a Vision for Hope. It's Not for the Faint of Heart. (Oct 31, 2026) · Listen from 13:34
McDonagh argues that those who object to a play's language should not stage it rather than altering it.
“if you don't like that in a play, you should just not do the play. You shouldn't try and change the play 25 years later”
The Daily: Martin McDonagh Has a Vision for Hope. It's Not for the Faint of Heart. (Oct 31, 2026) · Listen from 14:21
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.
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