William Monahan > Quotes

“I put no stock in religion. By the word religion I have seen the lunacy of fanatics of every denomination be called the will of god. Holiness is in right action, and courage on behalf of those who cannot defend themselves, and goodness. What God desires is here [mind] and here [heart] and what you decide to do every day will make you a good man...or not.”
― William Monahan, Kingdom of Heaven: The Making of the Ridley Scott Epic

“What Freud said about the Irish is we’re the only people who are impervious to psychoanalysis.”
― William Monahan, The Departed

“God will understand, my lord. And if he doesn't, then he is not God and we need not worry.”
― William Monahan, Kingdom Of Heaven: The Shooting Script