Roddy Doyle is an Irish novelist, dramatist, and screenwriter known for his works set in working-class Dublin. His novel "The Commitments" follows a group of young musicians trying to form a soul band in Dublin. It was adapted into a successful film in 1991.
We’re a band. We don’t need to be related.
Roddy Doyle – The Commitments
Soul is the rhythm of life.
Roddy Doyle – The Commitments
Don’t talk crap. It’s not crap, it’s music.
Roddy Doyle – The Commitments
It’s not about where you’re from; it’s about soul.
Roddy Doyle – The Commitments
We manage, because we have to.
Roddy Doyle – The Commitments
You never lose it, the music.
Roddy Doyle – The Commitments
Dublin soul is the music of the people.
Roddy Doyle – The Commitments
That’s what my heart yearns for now – love and pride.
Roddy Doyle – The Commitments
When a man loves a woman, he can’t keep his mind on nothing else.
Roddy Doyle – The Commitments
Life without music would be a mistake.
Roddy Doyle – The Commitments