Malachy McCourt
Malachy McCourt
Malachy Gerard McCourtis an Irish-American actor, writer, and politician. He was the 2006 Green Party candidate for governor in New York State, losing to the Democratic candidate Eliot Spitzer. He is the younger brother of author Frank McCourt...
NationalityIrish
ProfessionTV Actor
Date of Birth20 September 1931
CityBrooklyn, NY
CountryIreland
catholics hold hope miserable
I hope the Catholics don't get a hold of him and make him a saint. That would make him most miserable and unhappy, because he would not think he was worthy." ()
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It would take far too long to get in and out of low-cut dresses." ()
cold feeling floor second time uprooted wonderful
That second floor was a wonderful adventure. It was cozy. But at the same time we had this feeling of being uprooted ? and also of being cold and of having to come back down to the real world." ()
allowed behave charming fantasy indulge since taste
I had the taste of the alcohol since I was 11. It allowed me to be clever, charming and to behave outrageously. Acting also allowed me not to be me. So I could indulge every fantasy in this paradise of America.
taking
Resentment is like taking poison and waiting for the other person to die.
might
A lie to me is a dream that might come true.
family
In Limerick, a family that was dysfunctional was one who could afford to drink but didn't.
children powerful laughter
Imagination in the child is powerful. Reading and laughter and love are essential in our lives.
competition towns follow-me
Limericks don't come from Limerick. But it comes from that between the verses when they used to have those competitions that they would put in the refrain, "follow me up, follow me up, follow me up to Limerick Town."
beautiful laughter color
Somebody once said that the Irish derived the greatest benefit from the English language. They court it like a beautiful woman. They make it bray with donkey laughter, they fling it at the sky like paint pots full of rainbow colors.
school talking people
I failed everything in school. I left when I was 13 because I had no comprehension of what the hell they were talking about up there at the blackboard. I must have that ADD thing. But, listening to people I thought, that's wonderful to be able to tell a story.
looks substance look-up
If you look up the word "gab" in the dictionary, it's insignificant of importance, of no substance. That's what gab is.
energy sound
The word is a sound of some sort and that's where the energy comes from.
cigarette used philanderer
I'm an alcoholic, recovering. And I used to smoke cigarettes, and I was a philanderer and I, wouldn't call myself good.