You're not a historian, but most historians will tell you that they make very discrete judgment as to what facts to omit in order to make their book into some shape, some length that can be managed.

Quote by Oliver Stone

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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...

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.

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...

Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard...

Fear may very well be a caveman fear of the predator, of the giant lizard...

I'm terrible at horror movies, by the way. I get scared so easily.

I'm terrible at horror movies, by the way. I get scared so easily.

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...

Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another. This...

Money itself isn't lost or made, it's simply transferred from one perception to another. This...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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 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 do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations.

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

There's an electrical thing about movies.

There's an electrical thing about movies.