“[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
“True stories are always good because they're so odd, and so unlikely.” StoriesOddUnlikelyTrue Story Author:Steven Knight
“I was 21, when I heard the story that inspired this [thriller Allied], and I wasn't even a screenwriter then.” StoriesHeardInspiredThrillersScreenwriters Author:Steven Knight
“The story [of Allied] stayed with me, like a stray dog outside the office, waiting.” StoriesWaitingDogOfficeStray Dogs Author:Steven Knight
“The time came where I was able to write an original screenplay [Allied], and it would be read and noticed. I had a meeting with Brad [Pitt], just around the time that he was making World War Z. I basically told him the story and said, "This is what I want to do," and he really responded, so that helped me put the thing together and write it.” WorldWantWritingSaidWarStoriesWould BeAbleTogetherOriginalsMeetingsWar Of The WorldsScreenplaysBradWorld War Z Author:Steven Knight
“When Brad [Pitt] responded [to Allied], suddenly what was impossible became possible, which was great. But along the way, whenever I told the story, it had an affect on people. At its core, this was an effective story.” PeopleWayStoriesImpossibleCoreBrad 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
“The story [of Allied ] itself is the story I wrote, and that's what's great about Bob [Zemeckis ]. You have meetings, but it's meetings for clarity, not to change what they're saying or doing. He takes what's on the page and executes it so brilliantly.” StoriesPagesMeetingsClarityBob Author:Steven Knight
“It's great that the story [Allied] is set in the '40s because the '40s feel to it is completely appropriate.” FeelsStoriesAppropriate Author:Steven Knight
“A commission and an original are two different things, and both have their virtues and vices. A commission is a bit more collaborative, in that you outline the story that you think should be told, and then you write it.” ThinkingShouldWritingTwoDifferentStoriesBitsVirtueOriginalsVicesDifferent ThingsOutlinesTwo Different Things Author:Steven Knight
“The story of James Delaney is also someone who very deliberately presents himself as an individual and plays nations against each other, plays the East India against the Crown, all of those sort of overwhelming concepts that ran the world at the time.” WorldPlayStoriesIndividualNationsConceptsIndiaEastRanOverwhelmingCrowns Author:Steven Knight
