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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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 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...

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'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...

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...

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

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

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.

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.

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...

In any film there's always a historical implication.

In any film there's always a historical implication.

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...

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'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...

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...

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...

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...

I think experience will teach you a combination of liberalism and conservatism. We have to...

I think experience will teach you a combination of liberalism and conservatism. We have to...