I have the right to interpretation as a dramatist. I research. It's my responsibility to find the research. It's my responsibility to digest it and do the best that I can with it. But at a certain point that responsibility…

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Well first of all you have to make the character strong so that people can...

Well first of all you have to make the character strong so that people can...

When I was a child, I'd see a movie, I took it for what it...

When I was a child, I'd see a movie, I took it for what it...

You're not a historian, but most historians will tell you that they make very discrete...

You're not a historian, but most historians will tell you that they make very discrete...

I am not trying to be a historian and a dramatist; I'm a dramatist, a...

I am not trying to be a historian and a dramatist; I'm a dramatist, a...

I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and...

I've been to war, and it's not easy to kill. It's bloody and messy and...

One of the joys of going to the movies was that it was trashy, and...

One of the joys of going to the movies was that it was trashy, and...

A woman can be very beautiful and an ideal model and she will photograph incredibly...

A woman can be very beautiful and an ideal model and she will photograph incredibly...

When you look at a movie, you look at a director's thought process.

When you look at a movie, you look at a director's thought process.

I'd love to do historical pictures more, but I don't know if I can.

I'd love to do historical pictures more, but I don't know if I can.

I will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part...

I will come out with my interpretation. If I'm wrong, fine. It will become part...

I would vote for the man who's lived life, who's done different occupations, who's been...

I would vote for the man who's lived life, who's done different occupations, who's been...

One of my fantasies in my life has been that I was granted access with...

One of my fantasies in my life has been that I was granted access with...

If anything, if you can get somebody interested in something and get them excited, that's...

If anything, if you can get somebody interested in something and get them excited, that's...

I do believe there are leaders who are like lightning and they come along and...

I do believe there are leaders who are like lightning and they come along and...

I study history in order to give an interpretation.

I study history in order to give an interpretation.

Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate...

Never underestimate the power of jealousy and the power of envy to destroy. Never underestimate...

Anybody who's been through a divorce will tell you that at one point. they've thought...

Anybody who's been through a divorce will tell you that at one point. they've thought...

Forget the grand plan. Forget the master scheme. Forget control. That is the bleak but...

Forget the grand plan. Forget the master scheme. Forget control. That is the bleak but...

American cinema is international like the fairy tales were international

American cinema is international like the fairy tales were international

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting...

I'd rather do theater and British films than move to LA in hopes of getting...