“Suddenly, after years of television being the poor relation and film being everything, it now feels like film is a conjuring trick. It's like, "Oh, my god, how are you going to do that in 90 minutes, as opposed to eight hours?! I've got so little time to do this!" It becomes an art form, in itself. Doing both helps you do each one.” FeelsYearsLittlesArtHelpingFilmFormHoursPoorMinutesTelevisionRelationEightTricksLittle TimeConjuring Author:Steven Knight
“The plan is that there would be three seasons [in Taboo], and, as with Peaky Blinders, I have had a destination in mind from the beginning, because I think it helps as a writer. The destination in mind is that James Keziah Delaney sets foot on Nootka Sound. But that's a long way off.” ThinkingWayMindLongHelpingWould BeThreeSoundPlansFeetSeasonsDestinationLong WayTabooBlinders Author:Steven Knight
“I wouldn't put myself in that bracket, but it's one of those things. I think what helps is that we [with Tom Hardey] don't socialize, we don't really know each other, we purely work together.” ThinkingKnowsHelpingTogetherWorking TogetherTomsBrackets 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
“With FX in particular, they've been fantastic and were really hands off. I mean, it helps that you've got Ridley Scott on your side.” MeanHelpingHandsSidesParticularFantasticYour Side Author:Steven Knight