Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyle
Roddy Doyleis an Irish novelist, dramatist and screenwriter. He is the author of ten novels for adults, eight books for children, seven plays and screenplays, and dozens of short stories. Several of his books have been made into films, beginning with The Commitments in 1991. Doyle's work is set primarily in Ireland, especially working-class Dublin, and is notable for its heavy use of dialogue written in slang and Irish English dialect. Doyle was awarded the Booker Prize in 1993 for...
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth8 May 1958
book hard
It's hard for me to measure them, or to assess my books because I'm so close to them.
problem burden being-irish
The problem with being Irish... is having 'Riverdance' on your back. It's a burden at times.
nine hours desks
Most working days I can be at my desk for nine hours a day.
character
I like naming characters.
years parent married
My parents were sixty years married.
character writing want
I tend to plan as I write. And I want to leave myself open and the character open to keep on going until it seems to be the time to stop.
men lovely age
I'm going to sound like an old man but at my age, it's lovely doing something that you've never done before.
want
I don't work to any commissions. I do what I want to do.
character way mouths
The best way to reveal a character is to get them to open their mouths.
honesty hands lines
She'd tried her hand at most things, but drew the line at honesty.
dream nice
Dreaming was only nice while it lasted.
school writing endeavour
Schools don't really allow failure and yet it's part of any endeavour, not just writing.
book zombie vampire
I do enjoy Gothic fiction or books about zombies if they are well written and I like vampires.
writing ideas stories
I write short stories when a little idea occurs to me, that I know isn't a part of a novel that will stand by itself and should be concentrated.