{"id":6332,"date":"2020-01-07T14:45:13","date_gmt":"2020-01-07T14:45:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cassandravoices.com\/?p=6332"},"modified":"2020-01-07T14:45:13","modified_gmt":"2020-01-07T14:45:13","slug":"twenty-questions-for-bob-quinn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/casswp.eutonom.eu\/index.php\/2020\/01\/07\/twenty-questions-for-bob-quinn\/","title":{"rendered":"Twenty Questions for Bob Quinn"},"content":{"rendered":"

We sent twenty questions to Maverick<\/span><\/a> film maker Bob Quinn who published ten excerpts of his memoir A Monk Manqu\u00e9 with us last year.<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

The featured image is of Bob Quinn meeting Colonel Ghaddafi in 1988 from one episode that can be viewed here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

What advice would you have for your eighteen-year-old self if you were to meet him in an alternative reality? \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Treasure your ignorance. It’s the only thing that’s unique to you.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What is love?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Nature’s trick to keep the species going.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Why do you live in Conamara?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Can’t think of anywhere else that would tolerate me.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Why should anyone learn <\/span>Irish<\/a><\/span>?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A person with two languages is twice the person.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Which decade that you lived through gave you most pleasure?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The Fifties. Ah, Youth!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Do you find evidence of a divine intelligence at work in the universe?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

That’s a matter of belief, not evidence, thank god.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What advice do you have for<\/span> Leo Varadkar<\/span>?<\/span><\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Learn something about life outside The Pale.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Who is your favourite writer<\/span><\/strong> at<\/span> the moment?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Christine Dwyer Hickey & Charles Bukowski<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Will Ireland ever make it past the quarter final stages of a rugby World Cup?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What is the worst thing anyone could say about you?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

The truth.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Do you think a united Ireland will come about any time soon?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

As day follows night, yes.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

What changes would you make to the educational curriculum?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Make Natural History<\/span><\/a> the main subject.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

Who should become the next president of Ireland?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

Fr. Peter McVerry<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n

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Fr. Peter McVerry for President!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Which one of your films best represents your oeuvre?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cCloch.\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Was there a film you saw last year that you particularly enjoyed?<\/span><\/strong><\/p>\n

A biopic about Gore Vidal called The United States of Amnesia.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n