“[2015] it's a time that there's a clash of ideologies, similar to the Cold War. I think that a story like this has been waiting to be told, and I think it's a fresh look at the whole earth-shattering business of the collapse of the Soviet Union.” ThinkingLooksHas BeensWarWholeStoriesEarthWaitingColdUnionsIdeologySovietCollapseCold WarSoviet UnionClashShattering Author:Steven Knight
“Just the idea that someone is married and they've got a kid, and he reports for work one morning and his boss says, "You're wife is a spy. Shoot her." In the real story, he just went back and did it, which would have been a short film. Therefore, I had to spend some time exploring what you would do.” Has BeensIdeasRealStoriesKidsFilmMorningWifeMarriedReportsBossExploringSpyShort FilmsReal Story Author:Steven Knight
“Whenever I see a cut of a film and something is gone, I don't notice it unless it obviously should have been kept.” ShouldHas BeensFilmGoneCuttingShould HaveShould Have Been Author:Steven Knight
“The sandstorm, which I think is an absolute triumph, could have been awkward. It's sex in a car, so who knows. And I think the rooftops look fantastic [in Allied].” ThinkingKnowsLooksHas BeensSexCarAbsolutesFantasticTriumphAwkwardCould Have BeenRooftopsSandstorms Author:Steven Knight
“[The Girl in the Spider's Web] can't be anything other than a sequel, but a couple of books have been skipped, so it is different, in that sense. It's really taking a very strong central character and thinking, how do you execute this? It's quite different.” ThinkingHas BeensBookDifferentCharacterGirlStrongCoupleVery StrongSpidersSequels Author:Steven Knight
“I must have been about 11 when I read the book Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee, which I read, over and over again.” HeartHas BeensBookMy HeartKneesWoundedWounded Knee Author:Steven Knight
“I think that helps because there has been no formality of friendship, the politeness of friendship, so we can just work directly on the work that's ahead of us [with Tom Hardey].” ThinkingHas BeensHelpingTomsPolitenessFormality Author:Steven Knight
“[Taboo] has been exactly the same as working with the BBC in that creatively they do that precious thing which is to only make a comment when a comment needs to be made.” NeedsHas BeensMadeCommentTabooPrecious Things Author:Steven Knight
