I think that many people in history who had power were bumped off because they had power.

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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...

It's interesting that when economic times were the hardest, that's when many people embraced liberalism.

It's interesting that when economic times were the hardest, that's when many people embraced liberalism.

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 never put out a history, I put out a dramatic history.

I never put out a history, I put out a dramatic history.

In any film there's always a historical implication.

In any film there's always a historical implication.

Coming Home had been made before and Apocalypse Now and Deer Hunter, different kinds of...

Coming Home had been made before and Apocalypse Now and Deer Hunter, different kinds of...

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...

I have the right to interpretation as a dramatist. I research. It's my responsibility to...

I have the right to interpretation as a dramatist. I research. It's my responsibility to...

But in answer to your question about the conspiracy angle, I think that any historian...

But in answer to your question about the conspiracy angle, I think that any historian...

I'd like to do a story about the medieval ages where in every scene you'd...

I'd like to do a story about the medieval ages where in every scene you'd...

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...

But I suppose film is distinctive because of its nature, of its being able to...

But I suppose film is distinctive because of its nature, of its being able to...

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...

You do the best job you can. You take it step by step. It's hard...

You do the best job you can. You take it step by step. It's hard...

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...

I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations.

I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations.

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...

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...

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'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...