“If you've read something brilliant, it's good. It's good to look out the window and see what's going on in the world.” IfsWorldLooksWindowBrilliant Author:Steven Knight
“Sometimes if you're a director, you want to believe that you're great and capable at all aspects - the technical side, the lights, everything - but I'm not.” IfsWantBelieveSometimesLightSidesDirectorsCapableAspect Author:Steven Knight
“I've realized that the only thing I'm interested in is the performance. If the performance is right, then I'm happy. You offer up the dialogue and then the performance comes around.” IfsOffersPerformancesDialogue Author:Steven Knight
“[Allied] got the attention of (director) Bob Zemeckis and Marion Cotillard. I'm glad I waited. If it had been made 15 years before, who knows how it would have looked, but it's got the best possible cast, director and everything. It's been fantastic. It was worth waiting.” IfsKnowsYearsMadeWaitingAttentionKnow HowDirectorsCastsGladFantasticBob Author:Steven Knight
“There [in Allied] were things that were written that were cut, and things that were shot that were cut, but if the film works, they are erased from memory.” IfsFilmMemoriesCuttingWrittenShots Author:Steven Knight
“I think once those friendships, if you use that as an analogy, the friendships between the audience and the character is established, then you can start to take liberties. I believe that as this unfolds people will find the time invested worthwhile.” PeopleIfsThinkingBelieveCharacterUseI BelieveLibertyAudienceWorthwhileAnalogies Author:Steven Knight
“I'm not suggesting that ours [series] is unique in that, but they can begin to have that depth, that gravity, they can spend some time, so it's a bit more like reading a good novel, if you like.” IfsReadingBitsNovelUniqueSeriesDepthGravitySuggesting Author:Steven Knight
“I spoke to Tom's [Hardy] manager and said, "While we're talking about Taboo, do you mind if I also mention this film project that I've got, which is called Locke, and I need Tom to play the lead." And we spoke about both in that meeting and in the end the deal was that I would do Taboo if he did Locke and vice versa.” IfsNeedsMindSaidEndsPlayFilmDealsTalkingProjectsMeetingsVicesManagersSpokesTomsTabooVice VersaHardy Author:Steven Knight
“I am someone who thinks that if you've got an actor like that who wants to perform your work, then you should do it, and hopefully Tom [Hardey] likes to do the work that I do, so long may it continue.” IfsThinkingWantShouldMayLongActorsLikesHopefullyToms Author:Steven Knight
“I like to create a character where you believe, deep down, that they don't really care if they live or die. That's very liberating for the character because, if the character is prepared to die, then they can do anything. It's impossible to stop them.” IfsBelieveCharacterCareDiesCan DoImpossiblePreparedLiberatingDeep Down Author:Steven Knight
