“[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
“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
“There [in Allied] was depicting London in the war, as well, and doing that in a way where you see something that you don't normally see, which is how hedonistic it was. In reality, that's what was going on. But, all of it worked.” WayWellsWarRealityLondonHedonistic Author:Steven Knight
“It has to be an actress like Marion Cotillard [in Allied] because there are so many levels to it. It's set in the Second World War, when lots of people were doing things that, outside of a war, you wouldn't do, like killing and dropping bombs. She's doing things that one wouldn't approve of, but it's war.” PeopleWorldWarLevelsKillingActressesWar Of The WorldsBombsDroppingSecond World WarDropping Bombs Author:Steven Knight
“What I wanted to do [in Allied] was get two characters who fall in love for real, across the barricade, and then it transcends the war.” TwoWarRealCharacterWantedFallFalling In LoveBarricades 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
“There was an unbelievable amount of animosity in that war [for America Independence] which people have forgotten, which was still around 50 years later.” PeopleYearsStillsWarAmericaAmountIndependenceForgottenUnbelievableAnimosity Author:Steven Knight
