“[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
“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
“In terms of how [Allied] looks, it's fantastic and much better than I had hoped because it's so lush and so beautifully executed.” LooksTermFantasticLush 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 film Woman Walks Ahead] is from a long time ago. I wrote that ages ago. It looks gorgeous and Jessica [Chastain] is so good that I've got high hopes.” LooksLongAgeFilmWalksLong TimeGorgeousLong Time AgoJessica Author:Steven Knight
“Snoop [Dog] said [Peaky Blinders] reminded him of how he got involved with gang culture. It's always fantastically flattering when I see people dress like that and take on the look.” PeopleLooksSaidCultureDogInvolvedDressesGangFlatteringBlindersSnoop Dog Author:Steven Knight
“I think certain periods of history don't get dealt with because I think historians, and it's their job, but they look back and look for patterns. They look for sequences and they look for reasons, and certain periods of history don't fit with the general pattern of 1500 to the 20th century, during which there's the creation of the United States. At this time of 1814, two nations who would eventually become close allies were at war with each other, so it doesn't quite fit.” ThinkingLooksTwoWarStatesReasonJobsCertainNationsUnitedUnited StatesCenturyCreationPeriodsFitPatternsAlliesHistorian20th CenturySequenceTwo Nations Author:Steven Knight
“I wanted to take a damaged individual in a damaged society with damaged relationships between nations and take a look at how this individual survives amongst them, and that for me as a writer is the connection that you needed to get inside the skin of the main character and wonder how he's going to cope with all this.” LooksCharacterWantedIndividualNationsWonderNeededConnectionsSkinsMain Characters Author:Steven Knight
